# uproarious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ · frequency rank #88,979

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

## 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”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uproarious