The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HUMOROUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HUMOROUS
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What does HUMOROUS mean?
HUMOROUS adjective- Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
- Showing humor; witty, jocular.
- Damp or watery.
- Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.