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- [hyoo-mer-uh s or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər əs or, often, ˈyu-/
- /ˈhjuː.mə.rəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo-mer-uh s or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər əs or, often, ˈyu-/
Definitions of humorously word
- adjective humorously characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 1
- adjective humorously having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. 1
- noun humorously In a humorous manner; jocularly. 1
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Origin of humorously
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; humor + -ous
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Parts of speech for Humorously
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
humorously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
humorously usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humorously
adv humorously
- merrily — a female given name, form of Merry.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- jokingly — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
adverb humorously
- funnily — providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person.
- entertainingly — In an entertaining manner.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- jokily — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- wittily — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
Antonyms for humorously
adverb humorously
- dully — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
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