humorously
5
3.3
- adverb
- /ˈhjuːmərəsli/
:
humorosamente
- She told the story of her vacation humorously, making everyone laugh.
- often humorously
- write humorously
And he spent that morning humorously fixing it up with, with Bohr and that was it.
- And he spent that morning humorously fixing it up with, with Bohr and that was it.
- So I think part of the success of a good marriage is like giving each other a hard time humorously for things like that.
Examples
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He humorously poked fun at his own mistakes during the meeting.
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The comedian humorously described his experiences at the bakery.
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So I think part of the success of a good marriage is like giving each other a hard time humorously for things like that.
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I was looking for work and, you know, I guess humorously, and I turned that job down at that point.
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One might well suppose that some, or all three, of the pieces are intended humorously.
Academic text (1999) -
The students who chose this text used it effectively, often quite humorously.
Academic text (2015) -
Their inability to understand the other is often humorously portrayed.
Academic text (1997) -
I bring appropriate presents, talk humorously, and never overextend my stay.
Fiction book (1991) -
Beside her, the other girl shrugged humorously, in charming self-deprecation.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ratatouille hit my sweet spot by both accurately portraying and humorously skewering everything French.
Blog text (34)
Synonyms
27
2.0
Said or done as a joke and not meant seriously
18
6.1
In a calm, serious way that seems slightly funny
12
7.0
In a dry, slightly mocking way
12
2.5
In a very funny way that makes people laugh
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
3.0
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
2.9
In a happy way that shows you find something funny
3
8.1
In a joking way that is not meant to be taken seriously
2
6.3
In a very loud, happy way that makes people laugh
2
4.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
1
4.6
In a cheerful, friendly way that makes people smile
1
6.1
In a quick, clever way that makes people laugh
1
3.6
To say or do something in a joking way without being serious
1
7.1
In a joking way to make people laugh
1
8.1
In a way that makes people laugh a lot
In a joking way that is not serious
In a joking way using words with two meanings
In a silly, funny way that makes people laugh
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Humorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humorously comes from the word humor, which long ago meant a body 'liquid' and then came to mean a person's 'mood'. So to act humorously is to show a playful or funny 'mood' to make people laugh.