uproarious
adjective
characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
uproariousness
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a word derived from
uproarious.
Example Sentences
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And it was this which drained away as I watched Finny’s face pass through all the gradations between uproariousness and shock.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
John endeavoured to put on a smile, in feeble sympathy with the uproariousness of Lady Mariamne's laugh—but her daughter took no such trouble.
From The Marriage of Elinor by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
In the stillness the sally was heard over the whole house, and the audience, relieved of its anxiety for its favorite, laughed with an uproariousness that had in it the note of hysteria.
From The Game by Jack London
We supped with the uproariousness that Grannie Pinn always brings here.
From A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
Rachael and Muriel raised a mild if somewhat surprised laugh, in which Dick and Maury joined, both of them red in the face and restraining uproariousness with the most apparent difficulty.
From The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
