humorous
adjective
characterized by humor; funny; comical.
humorously
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a word derived from
humorous.
Example Sentences
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Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared on Chinese social media in the past three days as users hope for prosperity for themselves, often humorously, including changing their profile pictures to Jenner.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
But as the fine Boston Court Pasadena production, incisively directed by Jessica Kubzansky, bears out, Williams is the humane, humorously defiant playwright we need when authoritarianism is on the march.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
A related area is to attack hypocrisy — both humorously and seriously.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
“Well, that’s a load off my mind,” he said humorously.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
