Word Meanings - HUMOROUSLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy. 2. Facetiously; wittily.

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• RASHLY
  In a rush manner; with precipitation. He that doth anything rashly, must do it willingly; for he was free to deliberate or not. L'Estrange.
• RESOLVENT
  Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
• RESOLVE
  To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. Hutton. (more info) relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. résoudare
• HUMOROUSLY
  1. Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy. 2. Facetiously; wittily.
• SILLILY
  In a silly manner; foolishly. Dryden.
• RESOLVED
  Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich. That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor. I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding.
• RESOLVER
  1. That which decomposes, or dissolves. Boyle. 2. That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the mind certain or determined. Bp. Burnet. 3. One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose.
• WHIMSICALLY
  In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
• WITTILY
  In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas. Who his own harm so wittily contrives. Dryden.
• RESOLVEDLY
  1. So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; clearly. Of that, and all the progress, more or less, Resolvedly more leisure shall express. Shak. 2. Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. Grew.
• RESOLVEDNESS
  Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution. Dr. H. More.
• PRERESOLVE
  To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. Sir E. Dering.
• RE-RESOLVE
  To resolve again. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.
• IRRESOLVEDLY
  Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully.