humorous

Etymology

From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.

adj

1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
   The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
3. (obsolete) Damp or watery.
4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
   I felt at this time as if I could have been fond of him too, if he would have let me; but I was timid from my childhood, and before long my dread of his displeasure […] conquered my humorous inclination to love one who was so handsome, so accomplished, so indulgent and devoted. 1861, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grey Woman