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banterous

banterous adjective: bantersome; full of or characterized by banter.

Adjective

banterous (comparative more banterous, superlative most banterous)

  1. bantersome; full of or characterized by banter.

Forms of banterous

comparativemore banterous
superlativemost banterous

Origin of banterous

From banter + -ous.

Questions about banterous

What does banterous mean?
Banterous means bantersome; full of or characterized by banter.
What part of speech is banterous?
Banterous is an adjective.

Words near banterous in the dictionary

  1. banterer
  2. banterers
  3. bantering
  4. banteringly
  5. banterings
  6. banterous
  7. banters
  8. bantersaurus rex
  9. Bantersaurus Rexes
  10. bantersome
  11. bantery

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