boisterous knockabout slapstick
- boisterous knockabout slapstick
- humourous humourous adj.
same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower
terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;
{boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,
zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,
waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,
ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious
; {jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking}; {merry,
mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,
tragicomical ; {killing, sidesplitting}] Also See:
{pleasing}.
Syn: humorous.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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knockabout — /nok euh bowt /, n. 1. Naut. any of various fore and aft rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop. 2. something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as … Universalium
slapstick — n. 1 boisterous knockabout comedy. 2 a flexible divided lath used by a clown. Etymology: SLAP + STICK(1) … Useful english dictionary
knockabout — knock a*bout , a. 1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [Theat. Slang] Syn: boisterous, slapstick. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knockabout — knock•a•bout [[t]ˈnɒk əˌbaʊt[/t]] n. 1) navig. a small fore and aft–rigged sailboat with a mainsail and a jib but no bowsprit 2) something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as a sturdy jacket or old car 3) suitable for rough use, as a … From formal English to slang
knockabout — adj. & n. attrib.adj. 1 (of comedy) boisterous; slapstick. 2 (of clothes) suitable for rough use. 3 Austral. of a farm or station handyman. n. 1 Austral. a farm or station handyman. 2 a knockabout performer or performance … Useful english dictionary
bantering facetious tongue-in-cheek witty — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffoonish clownish zany — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comic comical funny laughable risible — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
droll waggish — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dry ironic ironical pawky wry — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
