|əp|rōrēəs, -|rȯr- sometimes _əpˈr- adjective
Etymology: uproar (I) + -ious
1. : marked by a great deal of noise and disorder
fights between heavyweight personalities fought to a finish uproarious with the shouts of attendant partisans — Times Literary Supplement
2. : very noisy and full
burst into the most uproarious laughter — R.H.Davis
an uproarious cough — Frank O'Connor
3. : productive of loud laughter : extremely funny
an uproarious comedy
• up·roar·i·ous·ly adverb
• up·roar·i·ous·ness noun -es