Humorous \Hu"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist.
   See {Humor}.]
   1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.]
      
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            All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman.
      
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   2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular;
      capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne.
      
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            Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden.
      
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   3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a
      humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.

   Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.
        
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