Used in a Sentence

humorous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for humorous.

Editorial note

I don't disagree with you, but I think the name is supposed to be humorous.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of humorous gathered in one view.

adjective

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

adjective

Showing humor; witty, jocular.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for humorous.

Example sentences

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I don't disagree with you, but I think the name is supposed to be humorous.

2

The issue with things that are intended to be humorous is that they can be interpreted as an escalation.

3

Not sure if you're being humorous or serious, but a lot of generalization going on there.

4

A person on a humorous show cracking a racial/ethnic joke is on TV every night.

5

While the humorous distinctions are all great, they are also sort of tiresome to me.

6

International travel now has a new source of entertainment: On-the-spot generation of humorous mistranslations.

7

Your humorous view on an otherwise harrowing story brought a smile to my face.

8

I put on YouTube with brain-numbing content face-down next to my pillow: nothing stimulating (interesting or humorous).

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I find it somewhat humorous that you don't realize that this is the entire point.

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I was attempting to be humorous in my previous comment, preferring comedy to precision.

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A humorous effect is created because a line can be drawn between those of the audience that know what you're doing and those that do not.

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If deliberate, humorous exaggeration in argument is wrong, I'm in some great company!

Quote examples

1

"Murderable" (of crows) hours would lead to some humorous situations though.

2

While I understand his humorous writing style, this: "always attributed this to Midwesterners being a more seismically sensitive people, perhaps due to their vast bulk, but the difference is a matter of objective fact." Made me stop reading.

3

It seems like it takes twice as long to get the information across because there are constant "quirky" remarks, weird and anthropomorphisations of computers or code, or "humorous" observations about coders.

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Join Francisco Riordan for a humorous romp through the underbelly of Fixpoint Combinator, the “most prestigious incubator in the world.” Inspired by the author’s short-lived time as part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2014 batch, this satire is at times all too real.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use humorous in a sentence?

I don't disagree with you, but I think the name is supposed to be humorous.

What does humorous mean?

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

What part of speech is humorous?

humorous is commonly used as adjective.