Definition of humorous

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Humorous (a.) Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect..

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Humorously :: Humorously (adv.) Facetiously; wittily.
Pleasantry :: Pleasantry (n.) That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad..
Bugger :: Bugger (n.) A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful disparagement.
Waggish :: Waggish (a.) Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick..
Playful :: Playful (a.) Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer..
Sesquipedalian :: Sesquipedalian (a.) Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words..
It :: It (pron.) As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e., to walk)..
Codger :: Codger (n.) A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation..
Trotter :: Trotter (n.) The foot of an animal, especially that of a sheep; also, humorously, the human foot..
Banter :: Banter (n.) The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
Rascally :: Rascally (a.) Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty..
Squirehood :: Squireen (n.) One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.
Ology :: Ology (n.) A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
Humorousness :: Humorousness (n.) Moodiness; capriciousness.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee..
Scrag :: Scrag (n.) Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck..
Clink :: Clink (v. i.) To rhyme. [Humorous].
Prune :: Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
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