uproarious

uproarious
/up rawr"ee euhs, -rohr"-/, adj.
1. characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
2. making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person, etc.
3. very funny, as a person or situation.
4. very loud, as sounds or utterances.
5. expressed by or producing uproar.
[1810-20; UPROAR + -IOUS]
Syn. 1. raging, stormy, riotous, turbulent.

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