humorously

Examples of humorous

humorous
He was a true mentor, teaching us to be subtle, firm and humorous all at the same time.
The elicitation process was treated as a humorous game.
Their neologisms seem to be driven by humorous responses to electronic requirements of speed, multifunctionality and reversibility.
Because the audience has been engaged already, this potentially disruptive reference appears humorous to many (including the woman who made the insertion).
Singing in rhymes over syncopated melodies, calypsonians peppered stories with biting critiques or humorous twists.
The music is mercurial, humorous and very clever.
The moods available for selection are: polite (the default mood), informal, humorous and angry moods.
When conversation has turned too serious or discordant, men introduce stories that are humorous or concern rather mundane behaviors and activities.
I contend that they are not ironic at all, but rather humorous.
This leads to many surprises and, in some cases, humorous discoveries.
Such quotations may attempt to honour another work or serve humorous or dramatic purposes.
This poem was one student's humorous way of expressing her opinion about the newly adopted dress code of her high school.
Generating humorous similarities between concepts: a cognitive experimental inquiry.
Errors in judgment make humorous anecdotes, but good performance does not.
The type of hypocorrection he described is not done for humorous reasons.
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