HUMOROUS, HUMOROUSLY
ADJECTIVES
► CAPRICIOUS characterized by play of wit or fancy; humorous, fantastic → 1594 obs.
► CHUCKLESOME humorous, amusing; full of laughter → 1917 colloq.
► DROLLERICAL comical, humorous → 1656
► FACETE facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay → 1603 arch.
► GASSY excellent, pleasant, humorous → 1962 US sl.
► JOCOCIOUS jocose, mirthful; humorous, fond of joking → 1790 Eng. dial.
► JOCULATORY having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting → 1623 obs.
► LEPID pleasant, jocose, facetious, amusing, humorous, jesting → 1619
► LUDICROUS given to jesting; trifling, frivolous; also, in a favourable sense, witty, humorous → 1687 obs.
► MUSICAL amusing, humorous; ridiculous → 1815 US colloq., obs.
► QUEER amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining → 1787 Sc. obs.
ADVERBS
► FACETELY in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly → 1619 obs.
► HUMOURSOMELY capriciously, fancifully; peevishly; later, humorously, comically → 1653
► LUDICROUSLY sportively, jestingly, humorously → 1678 obs.
NOUNS
► FACETENESS the quality of being witty or humorous → a1656 obs.
► FACETIAE humorous sayings or writings; witticisms → 1529
► PISSER something agreeable or humorous → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SNAPS a humorous person or action → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► CACK someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour → 1989 Aust. sl.
► CANKUM a dryly humorous person → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DAG a person who is eccentric and humorous; a real character → 1875 Aust. sl.
► DRYSIDES a witty, humorous man → 19C Eng. dial.
► HAPPY LITTLE VEGEMITE a person who is in good humour → 20C Aust. colloq.
► HARD TICKET a humorist; an eccentric → 1966 Irish sl.
► SHAVER a humorous person, a joker → 19C Eng. dial.
► SNAPS a humorous person or action → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► WAG a joking, humorous fellow; an amusing person; anyone archly merry or ludicrously mischievous → 1584