Humorously Hu"mor·ous·ly adverb 1. Capriciously; whimsically.

We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously .

Calamy.

2. Facetiously; wittily.

Humorousness Hu"mor·ous·ness noun 1. Moodiness; capriciousness.

2. Facetiousness; jocularity.

Humorsome Hu"mor·some adjective 1. Moody; whimsical; capricious. Hawthorne.

The commons do not abet humorsome , factious arms.

Burke.

2. Jocose; witty; humorous. Swift.

Humorsomely Hu"mor·some·ly adverb Pleasantly; humorously.

Humorsomeness Hu"mor·some·ness noun Quality of being humorsome.

Hump Hump noun [ Confer Dutch homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to English heap . Confer Hunch .] 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

2. (Zoology) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.

Hump Hump transitive verb 1. To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up .

The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes.

T. Roosvelt.

2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general. [ Slang, Australia]

Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush.

C. Latin Money.

3. To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; -- usually reflexively or with it ; as, you must hump yourself. [ Slang, U. S.]

A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow.

McClure's Mag.

Hump-shouldered Hump"-shoul`dered adjective Having high, hunched shoulders. Hawthorne.

Humpback Hump"back` noun [ Confer Hunchback .] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler.

2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.

3. (Zoology) (a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera , characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis . (b) A small salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ), of the northwest coast of America.

Humpbacked Hump"backed` adjective Having a humped back.

Humpbacked salmon Hump"backed` salm"on A small salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

Humped Humped adjective Having a hump, as the back.

Humph Humph interj. [ Of imitative origin.] An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc.

Humpless Hump"less adjective Without a hump. Darwin.

Humpy Hump"y adjective Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.

Humstrum Hum"strum` noun An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.

Humstrum Hum"strum` noun An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.

Humulin Hu"mu·lin noun [ New Latin Humulus , the genus including the hop.] An extract of hops.

Humus Hu"mus noun [ Latin , the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils. Graham.

Hun Hun noun [ Latin Hunni , also Chunni , and Chuni ; confer Anglo-Saxon H...nas , H...ne , Old High German H...ni , German Hunnen .] One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe.

Hunch Hunch noun [ Perh. akin to huckle ; confer hump , hunch , bunch , hunk .] 1. A hump; a protuberance.

2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

Hunch Hunch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hunched ; present participle & verbal noun Hunching .] 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden.

Hunch Hunch noun A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [ Colloq. or Slang]

Hunchback Hunch"back` noun [ Confer Humpback .] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.

Hunchbacked Hunch"backed` adjective Having a humped back.

Hundred Hun"dred (hŭn"drĕd) noun [ Middle English hundred , Anglo-Saxon hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-raþjan to count, Latin ratio reckoning, account; akin to Old Saxon hunderod , hund , Dutch hondred , German hundert , Old High German also hunt , Icelandic hundrağ , Danish hundrede , Swedish hundra , hundrade , Goth. hund , Lithuanian szimtas , Russian sto , W. cant , Ir. cead , Latin centum , Greek "ekato`s , Sanskrit çata . √309. Confer Cent , Century , Hecatomb , Quintal , and Reason .] 1. The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.

With many hundreds treading on his heels.

Shak.

» The word hundred , as well as thousand , million , etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds , or many hundreds , meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds , or eight hundreds , it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand.

2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.

Hundred court , a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [ Eng.] Blackstone.

Hundred Hun"dred adjective Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.

Hundreder Hun"dred·er noun 1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.

2. (Law) A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.

3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred. Blount. Cowell.

Hundredfold Hun"dred·fold` noun A hundred times as much or as many.

He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time.

Mark x. 30.

Hundredth Hun"dredth adjective 1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.

2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth.

Hundredth Hun"dredth noun One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.

Hundredweight Hun"dred·weight` noun A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton.

Hung Hung imperfect & past participle of Hang .

Hung beef , the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.

Hungarian Hun·ga"ri·an adjective Of or pertaining to Hungary or to the people of Hungary. -- noun A native or one of the people of Hungary.

Hungarian grass . See Italian millet , under Millet .

Hungary Hun"ga·ry noun A country in Central Europe, now a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Hungary water , a distilled "water," made from dilute alcohol aromatized with rosemary flowers, etc.

Hunger Hun"ger noun [ Anglo-Saxon hungor ; akin to OFries. hunger , Dutch honger , Old Saxon & Old High German hungar , German hunger , Icelandic hungr , Swedish & Danish hunger , Goth. h...hrus hunger, huggrjan to hunger.] 1. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.

» The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs, more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment.

2. Any strong eager desire.

O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!

Spenser.

For hunger of my gold I die.

Dryden.

Hunger Hun"ger intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hungered ; present participle & verbal noun Hungering .] [ Middle English hungren , Anglo-Saxon hyngrian . See Hunger , noun ] 1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

2. To have an eager desire; to long.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness.

Matt. v. 6.

Hunger Hun"ger transitive verb To make hungry; to famish.

Hunger-bit, Hunger-bitten Hun"ger-bit`, Hun"ger-bit`ten adjective Pinched or weakened by hunger. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Hunger-starve Hun"ger-starve` transitive verb To starve with hunger; to famish. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Hungered Hun"gered adjective Hungry; pinched for food. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Hungerer Hun"ger·er noun One who hungers; one who longs. Lamb.

Hungerly Hun"ger·ly adjective Wanting food; starved. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Hungerly Hun"ger·ly adverb With keen appetite. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Hungred Hun"gred adjective Hungered; hungry. [ Archaic]

Hungrily Hun"gri·ly adverb [ From Hunger .] In a hungry manner; voraciously. Dryden.

Hungry Hun"gry adjective [ Compar. Hungrier ; superl. Hungriest .] [ Anglo-Saxon hungrid . See Hunger .] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.

2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.

The cruel, hungry foam.

C. Kingsley.

Cassius has a lean and hungry look.

Shak.

3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. "The hungry beach." Shak.

Hunk Hunk noun [ Confer Hunch .] A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [ Colloq.]

Hunker Hun"ker noun Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [ Political Cant, U.S.]

Hunkerism Hun"ker·ism noun Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [ Political Cant, U.S.]

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