humorous

Other spellings

• (UK) humourous

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hyo͞o'mərəs, IPA ^(key): /ˈhjuːmərəs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhjuːmərɪs/

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• Hyphenation: hu‧mour‧ous

Adjective

Positive humorous

Comparative more humorous

Superlative most humorous

1. If a person is humorous, they cause laughter and amusement for others.

   The waiters were so humorous, one even did a back flip for us, when we asked him.

Related words

• humor/humour
• humorously