humorous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   full of or characterized by humor

   humorous stories

2. 2
   adj

   Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

   The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

3. 3
   adj

   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.

4. 4
   adj

   Showing humor; witty, jocular.

5. 5
   adj

   Damp or watery.

Etymology

From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.