humorously

«humorously» in Mova's school dictionary: In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons it describes a writer's or speaker's tone: «the poem is written humorously». In stories it shows a character joking. Phrases: speak humorously, humorously written.

examples

• Grandpa told the story humorously, and we all laughed. tree →
• The book humorously describes a cat's day. tree →
• He humorously suggested we hire an elephant to carry our bags. tree →
• The teacher humorously called the messy desk «a work of art». tree →
• She humorously answered, «Only on Tuesdays!» tree →

note

Adjective: humorous; noun: humour (UK) / humor (US). Spelling trap: «humorous» drops the u even in British English: humour but humorous.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «humorously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.