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Humorous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.