What does "humorous" mean?
Humorous: Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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