HUMOROUSLY

humorously

(adverb) in a humorous manner; “Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul’s Cathedral”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

humorously (comparative more humorously, superlative most humorously)

In a humorous manner; jocularly

Synonyms

• jocularly

• jokingly

• amusingly

Antonyms

• seriously

• straight-lacedly

Source: Wiktionary


Hu"mor*ous*ly, adv.

1. Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy.

2. Facetiously; wittily.

HUMOROUS

Hu"mor*ous, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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