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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