The difference between Humorous and Jocular
When used as adjectives, humorous means full of humor or arousing laughter, whereas jocular means humorous, amusing or joking.
check bellow for the other definitions of Humorous and Jocular
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Humorous as an adjective:
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Examples:
"The waiters were so humorous - one even did a [[backflip]] for us, when we asked him."
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Humorous as an adjective:
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
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Humorous as an adjective (obsolete):
Damp or watery.
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Humorous as an adjective (obsolete):
Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
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Jocular as an adjective:
Humorous, amusing or joking.
Examples:
"He was in a jocular mood all day."
"All we had was a short and jocular conversation."