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[syn: humorous, humourous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Humorous \Hu"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist.
See Humor.]
1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.]
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All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman.
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2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular;
capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne.
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Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden.
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3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a
humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
humorous
adj 1: full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories";
"humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn:
humorous, humourous] [ant: humorless, humourless,
unhumorous]