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: possessing, indicating, or expressive of an ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny : possessing, indicating, or expressive of a sense of humor
a humorous writer
studied his own life … with a shrewd and humorous eye—
Harrison Smith
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obsolete
: humid
humorously
adverb
humorousness
noun
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Examples of humorous in a Sentence
The book is very humorous.
the humorous moments in an otherwise somber affair
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Each vintage the back labels are different, and resemble traditional circus tickets and playbills, containing creative and humorous messages that harken to the olden days of wonder and spectacle.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Her women’s expressions are sardonic, humorous, perplexed, or even slightly bilious, and all of them are versions of herself.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Her women’s expressions are sardonic, humorous, perplexed, or even slightly bilious, and all of them are versions of herself.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Humorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humorous. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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humorous
adjective
hu·mor·ous
ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəs 
ˈyüm-
: full of, characterized by, or expressing humor : droll
a humorous story
humorously
adverb
humorousness
noun
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