humoursomehumorsomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈhjuːməs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈhjumərsəm/

Forms: see humour n. and -some suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: humour n., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < humour n. + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier humoral adj. 2, humoured adj., humorous adj.

Now rare.

1. Subject to moods or humours; whimsical, capricious; peevish, ill-humoured. Cf. humorous adj. 3. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective]

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stuffy1825

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glummy1884

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scowly1951

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical

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quirksome1896

temperamental1907

up and down1960

untogether1969

fanciful-

fantastic-

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe v. i. sig. G3 Fie, that youle be so humorsome: here was Nobodie so egregious towardes you sir Fabian!

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Contents sig. C3 The Divine Will..not a meer Arbitrary, Humoursome, and Fortuitous thing, but Decency and Fitness it self.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 267 This Gentleman is very particularly odd and humoursome.

1785 R. Cumberland Nat. Son v. 80 He is the son of a humoursome, capricious, old fellow, whom all the world sets down for a snarler and a miser.

1823 T. De Quincey tr. ‘F. Laun’ Dice in London Mag. Aug. 117/2 Every day he grew more fretful and humoursome.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. vi. 116 With the humorsome gesticulation of a little imp.

1863 E. J. May Stronges of Netherstronge viii. 76 Well, there, women are, forsooth, humoursome beings.

a1916 J. Payne Way of Winepress (1920) 75 Men shall his whims, his mettle humoursome..Condone.

1998 K. M. V. Rao Relevance of Ecclesiastes x. 51 It bodes ill for the people when the prince is weak, foolish, fickle, fond of changes, fret and humoursome, as a child.

2. Amusing, comic; = humorous adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > comical

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gas1955

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > humorous or jesting

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1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus sig. A4 The truth is, said he, that confusion of so great seriousnesse with so humoursome mirth, is the very worst thing in all that book.

1768 E. Smith Let. in Adams Family Corr. (1963) I. 64 He has an excellent faculty of dressing up a story in a very humoursome manner.

1863 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 154/1 Good-humoured, and even so habitually humoursome, that most times, he carried laughter with him wherever he broke in upon a week-day company.

1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 16 Nov. 9/2 ‘They Just Jest’ is the title of a humorsome skit presented by the Three Whalens.

3. Disposed to humour or indulge others; indulgent.

ΚΠ

1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 23 Ye jockeys, with your hosses Why more humoursome aint yow?

1859 T. Edward in Zoologist 17 6666 Presently down pops a hoodie [i.e. a hooded crow]; not a mischievous, murderous hoodie, as it seemed, but friendly, courteous and humoursome. Far away he went along the green sward, or rather approached the rabbit, frisking, pranking and jumping about just like a Merry Andrew.

1908 H. James Reverberator in Novels & Tales XIII. x. 184 To allude to the scene, alas! seems half an undertaking to reproduce it, any humoursome indulgence in which would lead us much too far.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	humoursome
释义	humoursomehumorsomeadj. Brit. /ˈhjuːməs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈhjumərsəm/ Forms: see humour n. and -some suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: humour n., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < humour n. + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier humoral adj. 2, humoured adj., humorous adj. Now rare. 1. Subject to moods or humours; whimsical, capricious; peevish, ill-humoured. Cf. humorous adj. 3. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] moodyc1300 distemprec1374 melancholiana1393 solein1399 darkc1440 gloomingc1440 girning1447 melancholyc1450 tetrical1528 tetric1533 distemperate1548 morose1565 sullen1570 stunt1581 humorous1590 gloomya1593 muddy1592 clum1599 dortya1605 humoursome1607 distempereda1616 musty1620 grum1640 agelastic1666 fusty1668 purdy1668 ill-humoured1693 gurly1721 mumpish1721 sunking1724 tetricous1727 sumphish1728 stunkard1737 sulky1744 muggard1746 farouche1765 sombrea1767 glumpy1780 glumpish1800 tiffy1810 splenitive1815 stuffy1825 liverish1828 troglodytish1866 glummy1884 humpy1889 scowly1951 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical startfulmood?a1300 wildc1350 volage?a1366 gerfulc1374 geryc1386 wild-headeda1400 skittishc1412 gerish1430 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 runningc1449 volageous1487 glaikit1488 fantasious1490 giggish1523 tickle or light of the sear?1530 fantastical1531 wayward1531 wantona1538 peevish1539 light-headed1549 humoral1573 unstaid1579 shittle-headed1580 toy-headed1581 fangled1587 humorous1589 choiceful1591 toyish1598 tricksy1598 skip-brain1603 capricious1605 humoursome1607 planetary1607 vertiginous1609 whimsieda1625 ingiddied1628 whimsy1637 toysome1638 cocklec1640 mercurial1647 garish1650 maggoty1650 kicksey-winseya1652 freakish1653 humourish1653 planetic1653 whimsical1653 shittle-braineda1655 freaking1663 maggoty-headed1667 maggot-pated1681 hoity-toity1690 maggotish1693 maggot-headeda1695 whimsy-headed1699 fantasque1701 crotchetly1702 quixotic1718 volatile1719 holloweda1734 conundrumical1743 flighty1768 fly-away1775 dizzy1780 whimmy1785 shy1787 whimming1787 quirky1789 notional1791 tricksome1815 vagarish1819 freakful1820 faddy1824 moodish1827 mawky1837 erratic1841 rockety1843 quirkish1848 maggoty-pated1850 crotchetya1854 freaksome1854 faddish1855 vagrom1882 fantasied1883 vagarisome1883 on-and-offish1888 tricksical1889 freaky1891 hobby-horsical1893 quirksome1896 temperamental1907 up and down1960 untogether1969 fanciful- fantastic- 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe v. i. sig. G3 Fie, that youle be so humorsome: here was Nobodie so egregious towardes you sir Fabian! 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Contents sig. C3 The Divine Will..not a meer Arbitrary, Humoursome, and Fortuitous thing, but Decency and Fitness it self. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 267 This Gentleman is very particularly odd and humoursome. 1785 R. Cumberland Nat. Son v. 80 He is the son of a humoursome, capricious, old fellow, whom all the world sets down for a snarler and a miser. 1823 T. De Quincey tr. ‘F. Laun’ Dice in London Mag. Aug. 117/2 Every day he grew more fretful and humoursome. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. vi. 116 With the humorsome gesticulation of a little imp. 1863 E. J. May Stronges of Netherstronge viii. 76 Well, there, women are, forsooth, humoursome beings. a1916 J. Payne Way of Winepress (1920) 75 Men shall his whims, his mettle humoursome..Condone. 1998 K. M. V. Rao Relevance of Ecclesiastes x. 51 It bodes ill for the people when the prince is weak, foolish, fickle, fond of changes, fret and humoursome, as a child. 2. Amusing, comic; = humorous adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > comical merryc1390 pleasant1553 comical1575 mowsome1596 zany1616 burlesque1656 humoursome1656 farce-like1681 foolish1691 farcical1715 amusive1727 farciful1731 funny1739 farcic1763 quizzical1785 quizzy1785 quizzish1792 rib-tickling1809 smileable1830 cocasse1868 priceless1907 skit1914 funny-ha-ha1916 gas1955 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > humorous or jesting bourdfula1425 pleasant1530 facete1600 joculary1605 merrya1616 jocundary1618 lepidc1619 droll1623 humorousa1652 drollerical1656 humoursome1656 drollish1674 ludicrous1687 humorific1819 jestful1831 humoristica1834 1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus sig. A4 The truth is, said he, that confusion of so great seriousnesse with so humoursome mirth, is the very worst thing in all that book. 1768 E. Smith Let. in Adams Family Corr. (1963) I. 64 He has an excellent faculty of dressing up a story in a very humoursome manner. 1863 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 154/1 Good-humoured, and even so habitually humoursome, that most times, he carried laughter with him wherever he broke in upon a week-day company. 1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 16 Nov. 9/2 ‘They Just Jest’ is the title of a humorsome skit presented by the Three Whalens. 3. Disposed to humour or indulge others; indulgent. ΚΠ 1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 23 Ye jockeys, with your hosses Why more humoursome aint yow? 1859 T. Edward in Zoologist 17 6666 Presently down pops a hoodie [i.e. a hooded crow]; not a mischievous, murderous hoodie, as it seemed, but friendly, courteous and humoursome. Far away he went along the green sward, or rather approached the rabbit, frisking, pranking and jumping about just like a Merry Andrew. 1908 H. James Reverberator in Novels & Tales XIII. x. 184 To allude to the scene, alas! seems half an undertaking to reproduce it, any humoursome indulgence in which would lead us much too far. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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