HUMORSOME

Etymology

Adjective

humorsome (comparative more humorsome, superlative most humorsome)

Alternative form of humoursome

Source: Wiktionary


Hu"mor*some, a.

1. Moody; whimsical; capricious. Hawthorne. The commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms. Burke.

2. Jocose; witty; humorous. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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