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Humorous

Moist; humid; watery.

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Amusing 84% connected

of Amuse

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Amusing 84% connected

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Bantering 84% connected

of Banter

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Bantering 84% connected

of Banter

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Buffoonish 84% connected

Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures.

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Buffoonish 84% connected

Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures.

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Clownish 84% connected

Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward.

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Clownish 84% connected

Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward.

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Comic 84% connected

Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.

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Comic 84% connected

Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.

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Comical 84% connected

Relating to comedy.

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Comical 84% connected

Relating to comedy.

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Droll 84% connected

Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.

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Droll 84% connected

Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.

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Dry 84% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

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Dry 84% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

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Facetious 84% connected

Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.

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Facetious 84% connected

Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.

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Farcical 84% connected

Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal.

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Farcical 84% connected

Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Hilarious 84% connected

Mirthful; noisy; merry.

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Hilarious 84% connected

Mirthful; noisy; merry.

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Ironic 84% connected

Ironical.

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Ironic 84% connected

Ironical.

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Ironical 84% connected

Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

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Ironical 84% connected

Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

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Jesting 84% connected

of Jest

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Jesting 84% connected

of Jest

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Jocose 84% connected

Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.

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Jocose 84% connected

Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.

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Jocular 84% connected

Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.

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Jocular 84% connected

Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.

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Joking 84% connected

of Joke

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Joking 84% connected

of Joke

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Killing 84% connected

of Kill

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Killing 84% connected

of Kill

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Laughable 84% connected

Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

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Laughable 84% connected

Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

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Ludicrous 84% connected

Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.

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Ludicrous 84% connected

Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.

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Mirthful 84% connected

Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

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Mirthful 84% connected

Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

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Ridiculous 84% connected

Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.

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Ridiculous 84% connected

Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.

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Risible 84% connected

Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh.

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Risible 84% connected

Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh.

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Screaming 84% connected

of Scream

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Screaming 84% connected

of Scream

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slapstick 84% connected

A type of comedy involving exaggerated physical actions

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slapstick 84% connected

A type of comedy involving exaggerated physical actions

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Uproarious 84% connected

Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as, uproarious merriment.

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Uproarious 84% connected

Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as, uproarious merriment.

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Waggish 84% connected

Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.

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Waggish 84% connected

Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.

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Witty 84% connected

Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.

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Witty 84% connected

Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.

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Wry 84% connected

To cover.

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Wry 84% connected

To cover.

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Zany 84% connected

A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

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Zany 84% connected

A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

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Humor 74% connected

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

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Humor 74% connected

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

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Wit 74% connected

of Wit

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Wit 74% connected

of Wit

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