humorously
/ˈhjuːməəsli/HYOO-mur-uh-slee
/ˈhjumɚəsli/HYOO-mur-uh-slee
Meaningin a humorous way
Common meaning: in a funny way
- hummoisture, liquidLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1928 · scan
- orstem link
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinūmor (hūmor), ūmidus‘moisture, liquid’
- Englishhumorous‘funny’
- Englishformed in English from humoroushumorously‘in a funny way’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from humorous + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HUMOUR, p.276 · scan
Roots
- ūmor (hūmor), ūmidus Latin “moisture, liquid”
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