Hu"mor*ous (?), a. [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.
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