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adjective

Humorous adj.

Moist; humid; watery. (Obs.) "All founts wells, all deeps humorous."

Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. "Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind."

Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.

Synonyms: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.

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Etymology of 'Humorous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Humorous" Quotes from Famous Books

... a Ranger is an intimate story of "pioneer" life in a national park, told in an interesting, humorous way, that makes ...

— I Married a Ranger • Dama Margaret Smith

... was a typical Irish "bhoy," which is high praise. He was broad and hearty, with a broad and hearty grin. He was loved and lovable, blessed with a comely countenance and the joy of a humorous outlook on life and its vicissitudes. You could not down Jimmy so low that he might not see some bright and funny aspect in the situation. This was not only a happy temperamental trait, but it also had a distinct advantage, for in the moments of deepest self-invited ...

— The Preacher of Cedar Mountain - A Tale of the Open Country • Ernest Thompson Seton

... the permissible limit, he may, not rarely, narrate a very serious story so as to reduce its dangerous aspect to a minimum. Frequently the testimony of some funny witness makes the rounds of all the newspapers for the pleasure of their readers. Everybody knows how a really humorous person may so narrate experiences, doubtful situations of his student days, unpleasant traveling experiences, difficult positions in quarrels, etc., that every listener must laugh. At the same time, the events told of were troublesome, difficult, even quite dangerous. The narrator does ...

— Robin Hood • J. Walker McSpadden

... openings; some humorous emprise of Sandy Sawtelle, presumably distressing; the gameness of one Timmins as a winner; the whale as a food animal; the spectacular price of mules broken to harness. Rather than choose blindly among them I spoke of my ...

— Ma Pettengill • Harry Leon Wilson

... pretty ornery dressers he reckoned that he "would paste me one if I warn't so young." Wanted to know what I meant by coming swelling around in song-and-dance clothes and getting funny at the expense of people who made their living honestly. Allowed that when it came to a humorous get-up my clothes were the original ...

— Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son • George Horace Lorimer

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