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humorous

 adjective
     
hu‧mor‧ous
funny and enjoyable:
humorous stories
The film has some mildly humorous moments.
—humorously adverb
WORD FOCUS: funny WORD FOCUS: funny
similar words: amusing, humorous, witty, comical
very funny: hilarious, hysterical
something that someone says that is intended to make people laugh: joke, pun, play on wordsfunny

➔ See also funny
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