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humoursome, humorsome, a.|ˈhjuːməsəm|
Also 7–8 humersom(e.
[f. as prec. + -some.]
1. Subject to or full of humours; fanciful, capricious, fantastic; peevish, ill-humoured: = humorous 3.
1656H. More Enthus. Tri. To Rdr. A iv a, Confusion of so great seriousnesse with so humoursome mirth. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. Contents i. iv. §24 The Divine Will..not a meer arbitrary, Humoursome, and Fortuitous thing, but Decency and Fitness it self. 1707Reflex. upon Ridicule ii. 130 Abundance of People think to distinguish themselves by humoursome Singularities. 1742Richardson Pamela III. 267 This Gentleman is very particularly odd and humoursome. 1823De Quincey Dice Wks. XI. 294 Every day he grew more fretful and humoursome. 1850Hawthorne Scarlet L. vi. (1879) 112 With the humorsome gesticulation of a little imp. 1863E. J. May Stronges of Netherstronge viii. 76 Well, there, women are, forsooth, humoursome beings.
2. Disposed to humour or indulge any one; indulgent. (nonce-use.)
a1876T. Edward in Smiles Sc. Natur. xiii. 275 He seemed to be most friendly..and humoursome to the little rabbit. |