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humorous
1[hyoo-mer-uhs, yoo-]
adjective
characterized by humor; funny; comical.
a humorous anecdote.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: , ,having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious.
a humorous person.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , ,
humorous
2[hyoo-mer-uhs, yoo-]
adjective
Archaic.moist; wet.
pertaining or due to the bodily humors.
humorous
/ ˈːəə /
adjective
funny; comical; amusing
displaying or creating humour
archaicanother word for capricious
Other Word Forms
- humorously adverb
- humorousness noun
- ˈܳǰdzܲ adverb
- ˈܳǰdzܲԱ noun
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Example Sentences
Tributes have been paid to a "precious" grandmother who gained millions of followers online by sharing humorous videos with her granddaughter on social media.
And while this shouldn't be such a surprise in its effectiveness, even King saw it as a humorous setting to drop Holly into.
Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her.
“Fight or Flight” borrows the conceit and sets it in a confined, high-altitude setting, taking a humorous tone for its thrills.
Similarly simple but endearing slice of life details bring humorous depth to their depiction of the ordinary parts of married life within the series.
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