OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 25950

uproarious

/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
clamoroso • estruendoso • fragoroso • fragoso
Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.
One "set" off, another takes its place, he or she remaining longest on the floor receiving the most uproarious commendation, and so the dancing continues until broad daylight. It d…
The noise in this room was perfectly tumultuous, […] every child was conducting itself like forty. The consequences were uproarious beyond belief; but no one seemed to care; on the…