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humerous

humerous is the misspelling of humorous.

Meaning of humorous

Adjective

humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)

  1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
    • The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
  2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
    Synonyms:
    amusing, jocular, witty
  3. (obsolete) Damp or watery.
  4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
    • [S]uch is now the Duke's condition
      That he misconstrues all that you have done.
      The Duke is humorous; what he is, indeed,
      More suits you to conceive than I to speak of.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about humerous

What is humerous the misspelling of?
Humerous is the misspelling of humorous.

Words near humerous in the dictionary

  1. humeroscapular
  2. humerothoracic
  3. humerotriceps
  4. humerotricipital
  5. humeroulnar
  6. humerous
  7. humerus
  8. humeruses
  9. Humes
  10. humet
  11. Humetewa

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