humor
noun
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
humored
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past participleof humor.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof humor.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
humornouna comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
Example Sentences
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He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
For the most part, employees calmly placated or humored them, with some ignoring the trio or asking them to leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
She humored him, and read all the way through Page 1 and moved onto Page 2 before DeHovitz stopped her.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
Colin had never gotten that before Hassan, because everyone else either humored or ignored him.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
