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humoursomely

humoursomely adverb: in a humoursome manner; capriciously.

Adverb

humoursomely (comparative more humoursomely, superlative most humoursomely)

  1. (archaic) In a humoursome manner; capriciously.
    • A confounded thing to trifle thus humoursomely with such a gentleman's moments!1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXLII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of humoursomely

comparativemore humoursomely
superlativemost humoursomely

Origin of humoursomely

From humoursome + -ly.

Questions about humoursomely

What does humoursomely mean?
Humoursomely means in a humoursome manner; capriciously.
What part of speech is humoursomely?
Humoursomely is an adverb.

Words near humoursomely in the dictionary

  1. humourous
  2. humourously
  3. humourousness
  4. humours
  5. humoursome
  6. humoursomely
  7. humoursomeness
  8. humous
  9. hump
  10. hump and dump
  11. hump day

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