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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Humorous \Hu"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus moist. See {Humor}.] 1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman. 2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden. 3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect. Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: humorous adj : full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn: {humourous}] [ant: {humorless}]
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