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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HU'MOROUS, a. Containing humor; full of wild or fanciful images; adapted to excite laughter; jocular;as a humorous essay; a humorous story.
1. Having the power to speak or write in the style of humor; fanciful; playful; exciting laughter; as a humorous man or author.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
I am known to be a humorous patrician.
Rough as a storm, and humorous as the wind.
3. Moist; humid. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn: humorous, humourous] [ant: humorless, humourless, unhumorous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete humid 2. a. full of or characterized by humor ; funny b. indicating or expressive of a sense of humor Synonyms: see witty • humorously adverb • humorousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 showing humour or a sense of humour. 2 facetious, comic. Derivatives: humorously adv. humorousness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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. ADJ • humorously He looked at me humorously as he wrestled with the door... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Facetious, jocular, jocose, droll, funny, sportive, comical, comic, ludicrous, witty, pleasant.

Moby Thesaurus

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