Humourous

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of humorous. UK, alt-of, alternative, proscribed, uncommon

    "[W]hatever Perſon vvould aſpire to be completely vvitty, ſmart, humourous, and polite, muſt by hard Labour be able to retain in his Memory every ſingle Sentence contained in this VVork, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    full of or characterized by humor wordnet

Synonyms

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humoroushumorous

Example

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"[W]hatever Perſon vvould aſpire to be completely vvitty, ſmart, humourous, and polite, muſt by hard Labour be able to retain in his Memory every ſingle Sentence contained in this VVork, […]"

Etymology

From humour + -ous.

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