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riproarious

/ˌɹɪpˈɹɔːɹi.əs/

riproarious adjective: full of hilarity.

Adjective

riproarious (comparative more riproarious, superlative most riproarious)

  1. (US, archaic, colloquial) Full of hilarity.
    • Well, you are a riproarious fellow, Rory, and no mistake; […]1853, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances, page 196

Forms of riproarious

comparativemore riproarious
superlativemost riproarious
alternative formrip-roarious

Questions about riproarious

What does riproarious mean?
Riproarious means full of hilarity.
What part of speech is riproarious?
Riproarious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce riproarious?
Riproarious is pronounced /ˌɹɪpˈɹɔːɹi.əs/.

Words near riproarious in the dictionary

  1. riprap
  2. riprapped
  3. riprapping
  4. ripraps
  5. ripretinib
  6. riproarious
  7. riproximin
  8. rips
  9. rips a page out of someone's book
  10. rips a page out of someone's playbook
  11. rips along

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