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uproaringly

uproaringly adverb: in an uproaring manner.

Adverb

uproaringly (comparative more uproaringly, superlative most uproaringly)

  1. In an uproaring manner.
    • They laughed, actually laughed uproaringly, as the bottom of the ladder neared a declivity still more greasy than the level ground around the pagoda, and not one stirred to arrest its downward progress, although but a little effort would have prevented what seemed an impending frightful sacrifice...1860, W. H. Marshall, “Voyage to Rangoon in the ‘Nemesis.’—Amherst, on the Salween river.—The Irrawaddy.—[…]”, in Four Years in Burmah. […], volume I, London: Charles J[oseph] Skeet, […], page 319
    • It generally happens that at county agricultural dinners the louder a donkey brays the more uproaringly he is applauded.1873, Thomas Wright, “The Press and the People”, in Our New Masters, London: Strahan & Co. […], page 338
    Synonyms:
    uproariously

Synonyms of uproaringly

Forms of uproaringly

comparativemore uproaringly
superlativemost uproaringly

Origin of uproaringly

From uproaring + -ly.

Questions about uproaringly

What does uproaringly mean?
Uproaringly means in an uproaring manner.
What part of speech is uproaringly?
Uproaringly is an adverb.

Words near uproaringly in the dictionary

  1. uprists
  2. upriver
  3. uproar
  4. uproared
  5. uproaring
  6. uproaringly
  7. uproarious
  8. uproariously
  9. uproariousness
  10. uproarish
  11. uproarishly

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