Definition of UPROARIOUS

uproarious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • uncontrollably noisy
  • marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
    • "uproarious stories"

Adj

  • Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.
  • Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.
  • Extremely funny; hilarious.
  • In a mess; dishevelled, untidy.

Origin / Etymology

From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).

Scrabble Score: 12

uproarious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
uproarious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
uproarious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

uproarious is a valid Words With Friends word