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upˈroarious, a.
[f. uproar n.]
1. Making, or given to making, an uproar.
1819Blackw. Mag. IV. 717 The trio..is altogether so cheerful.., so uproarious, if we may be allowed the expression. 1858Doran Crt. Fools 101 The bachelor and uproarious Court of William Rufus. 1871Jowett Plato I. 182 A somewhat uproarious young man.
2. Characterized by uproar; noisy.
1818Lady Granville Let. 12 Aug. (1894) I. 135 We arrived here to dinner and found Hart in uproarious spirits. 1849Mrs. Carlyle Lett. (1882) II. 42 We dined. After that, very youthful and uproarious sports till twelve! 1874Green Short Hist. viii. §7. 531 The King..paused..at Oxford, where he was received with uproarious welcome. 1885Manch. Exam. 10 Nov. 4/7 The proceedings were very uproarious.
3. fig. Disordered, unkempt.
1836J. Grant Random Recoll. Ho. Lords xiv. 316 The uproarious condition of his dark grey hair.
Hence upˈroariously adv., -ness.
1838Dickens O. Twist ix, At which Mr. Charles Bates laughed *uproariously. 1871L. Stephen Playgr. Eur. iii. 147 We should..have been uproariously triumphant over our victory.
1847L. Hunt Men, Women, & B. II. xi. 265 His delight at having his head patted by Lord Clarendon, and his honest *uproariousness. 1898‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xxxii. 340 In jail..for intoxication and uproariousness. |