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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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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Thesaurus Results for humorous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Attic, absurd, amusing, beguiling, biting, bizarre, brilliant, clever, comical, delightful, diverting, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, farcical, fun, funny, hilarious, humorsome, hysterical, incongruous, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, laughable, ludicrous, merry, mordant, nimble-witted, playful, pleasant, pointed, priceless, pungent, quaint, quick-witted, quizzical, rapier-like, recreational, rich, ridiculous, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, screaming, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, titillating, titillative, waggish, whimsical, witty

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