Definition of "humoursome" [humoursome]

• Liable to humours or moods; fickle; ill-tempered. (adjective)

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• "Now, whether this humoursome, impertinent way made me disagreeable to"
• "This gentleman is very particularly odd and humoursome: and his eldest son being next heir to the maternal estate, if Mr.B. should have no children, was exceedingly dissatisfied with his debasing himself in marrying me; and would have been better pleased had he not married at all, perhaps."
• "And now I do find that I have carried my resentment against this man too far; since now I am to appear as if under an obligation to his patience with me for a conduct, which perhaps he will think (if not humoursome and childish) plainly demonstrative of my little esteem of him; of but a secondary esteem at least, where before, his pride, rather than his merit, had made him expect a first."