- humorous adj
- A comedian was published post humorously.
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humorous adj
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humorous — [adj] funny, comical amusing, camp*, campy*, comic, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, hilarious, jocose, jocular, jokey, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, playful, pleasant, priceless, ribald, screaming*, side splitting*, too funny… … New thesaurus
humorous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
humorous — [hyo͞o′mər əs, yo͞o′mər əs] adj. [ HUMOR + OUS; HUMOROUS sense 2 < Fr humoreux (< L), HUMOROUS sense 3 < L humorosus] 1. having or expressing humor; funny; amusing; comical 2. Archaic whimsical; capricious … English World dictionary
humorous — adj 1. funny, comic, laughable, ridiculous, farcical, ludicrous, absurd; rib tickling, side splitting, screamingly funny; witty, clever, sharp, sarcastic, ironical, satirical. 2. droll, facetious, jocose, jocular, jovial, jolly, merry; lively,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
humorous — adj. 1 showing humour or a sense of humour. 2 facetious, comic. Derivatives: humorously adv. humorousness n … Useful english dictionary
posthumous adj — humorous adj … English expressions
humorous — humorous1 humorously, adv. humorousness, n. /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. 1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. [1570 80;… … Universalium
humorous — [[t]hju͟ːmərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him. ...a humorous magazine. Derived words: humorously ADV GRADED ADV with v … English dictionary
humorous — hu|mor|ous [ˈhju:mərəs US ˈhju: , ˈju: ] adj funny and enjoyable ▪ humorous stories ▪ The film has some mildly humorous moments. >humorously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
humorous — hu•mor•ous [[t]ˈhyu mər əs[/t]] often [[t]ˈyu [/t]] adj. 1) characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote[/ex] 2) having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80 hu′mor•ous•ly,… … From formal English to slang
