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fa⋅ce⋅tious
[fuh-see-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. |
| 2. | amusing; humorous. |
| 3. | lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person. |
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| fa·ce·tious (fə-sē'shəs) adj. Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks. [French facétieux, from facétie, jest, from Latin facētia, from facētus, witty.] fa·ce'tious·ly adv., fa·ce'tious·ness n. |
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Facetious
Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See Faceti[ae].]1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- Fa*ce"tious*ly, adv. -- Fa*ce"tious*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : facetious
Spanish:
burlón,
German:
scherzhaft,
Japanese:
おどけた
facetious
1592, from Fr. facétieux, from facétie "a joke," from L. facetia, from facetus "witty, elegant," of unknown origin, perhaps related to facis "torch." It implies a desire to be amusing, often intrusive or ill-timed. "Facetiæ in booksellers' catalogues, is, like curious, a euphemism for erotica." [Fowler]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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