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He wore a humorously ill-fitting hair piece. The trees in her drawings are humorously bendy, with big lung-shaped leaves. Her art humorously celebrates women, pets, and food.
shared a humorous anecdote. b. : 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.
humorously (Definition of humorous from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of humorous
When you do something humorously, you're being comical, or trying to get people to laugh. If you're auditioning for a role in a comedy, be sure to deliver your lines humorously.
Definition of humorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Check pronunciation: humorously. Definition of humorously adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
humorously adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] He looked at me humorously as he wrestled with the door. Occasionally he made a humorously sardonic remark.
adjective. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. Synonyms: laughable, ludicrous. Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. Synonyms: comical, comic, jocular, jocose. Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn.
Humorous is a fine tone for toasting at your friend’s wedding, but not so much for the reading of someone's last will and testament. When we talk about humor, we’re usually talking about something funny. But originally the word humorous had to do with the body’s humors, or moods.
He wore a humorously ill-fitting hair piece. The trees in her drawings are humorously bendy, with big lung-shaped leaves. Her art humorously celebrates women, pets, and food.
