"uproarious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-uproarious.ogg [General-American] Forms: more uproarious [comparative], most uproarious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs 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”)). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|uproar|ious}} uproar + -ious, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{m|en|-ous|t=suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance}} -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} uproarious (comparative more uproarious, superlative most uproarious)
  1. Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.
    Sense id: en-uproarious-en-adj-cTL51~qd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ious Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 27 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 24 22 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 47 24 23 6
  2. Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter. Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms: uproarish, noisy Translations (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter): θορυβώδης (thorubṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), шумен (šumen) (Bulgarian), гръмогласен (grǎmoglasen) (Bulgarian), 喧囂的 (xuānxiāode) (Chinese Mandarin), tumultueux (French), hoi (note: of laughter) (Maori)
    Sense id: en-uproarious-en-adj-ws7PxkgR Disambiguation of Laughter: 21 66 11 2 Disambiguation of 'characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter': 15 79 4 1
  3. (by extension) Extremely funny; hilarious. Tags: broadly Synonyms: funny
    Sense id: en-uproarious-en-adj-E6WCo4SJ
  4. (figuratively) In a mess; dishevelled, untidy. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-uproarious-en-adj-aBlM0OMa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uproariously, uproariousness Related terms: uproar, uproarish, uproarishly, uproarishness

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