Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humorously

/ˈhju.məɹ.ɪs.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mor-ous-ly
IPA
/ˈhju.məɹ.ɪs.li/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a humorous manner; jocularly

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English humorous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English humorously From humorous + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhju.məɹ.ɪs.li/

Inflected Forms

more humorously (comparative) most humorously (superlative) humourously (alternative)

Synonyms

jocularly jokingly amusingly

Antonyms

seriously

Questions

How do you pronounce humorously?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhju.məɹ.ɪs.li/.
What does humorously mean?
In a humorous manner; jocularly
Where does humorously come from?
Etymology tree English humorous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English humorously From humorous + -ly.

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