Definition of "humorous" []

• Full of or characterized by humor; funny: a humorous story. (adjective)
• Employing or showing humor; witty: a humorous writer. (adjective)
• Archaic Given to moods or whims; capricious. (adjective)
• Obsolete Damp; moist. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Something that I find to be darkly humorous is that I think Obama has lost his belief that he, through his power of the One, can resolve the Palestinian issue and I am beginning to think he blames it ON the people calling themselves Palestinians."
• "In my twenties and thirties I competed successfully in humorous speech contests."
• "I also, actually, have always been very interested in humorous writing, writing satires for quirky magazines for years, but have never had quite the chance to do it in book form."