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Humourous vs Humoristic - What's the difference?

humourous | humoristic | see also |

Humourous is a see also of humoristic.


As adjectives the difference between humourous and humoristic

is that humourous is (chiefly|uk|uncommon|nonstandard) while humoristic is pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.

humourous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chiefly, UK, uncommon, nonstandard)

    • Usage notes

    * The Oxford Dictionary states that "the spelling humourous is regarded as an error" in both British and American English. humorous Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved: 2014-04-03.

    References

    humoristic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.

    • Alternative forms

    * humouristic

    Derived terms

    * humoristically

    See also

    * humorous/humourous