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: possessing, indicating, or expressive of an ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny : possessing, indicating, or expressive of a sense of humor
a humorous writer
studied his own life … with a shrewd and humorous eye—
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obsolete
: humid
humorously
adverb
humorousness
noun
Examples of humorous in a Sentence
The book is very humorous.
the humorous moments in an otherwise somber affair
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The warm embrace of Shanks’ feature directorial debut has been so impactful that the New Zealand and Australia-raised YouTuber-turned-filmmaker has already started worrying about the comedown in humorous fashion.
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Prime can be seen speaking with nurses, being escorted into the operating room, and being his usual humorous self.
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Just a humorous coincidence, really, as Leech spoke with reporters Saturday morning ahead of the Broncos’ second open training camp practice.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
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“Humorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humorous. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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humorous
adjective
hu·mor·ous
ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəs 
ˈyüm-
: full of, characterized by, or expressing humor : droll
a humorous story
humorously
adverb
humorousness
noun
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