facetious
Use Facetious in a sentence
ʃəs 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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World English Dictionary
facetious (fəˈsiːʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by levity of attitude and love of joking: a facetious person |
| 2. | jocular or amusing, esp at inappropriate times: facetious remarks |
| [C16: from Old French facetieux, from facetie witty saying; see | |
| fa'cetiously | |
| —adv | |
| fa'cetiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
facetious
1590s, 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] Related: Facetiously; facetiousness
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Example sentences
At risk of being facetious, the best way of improving a long haul flight is to make it less long haul.
There are a great many local slang words, often of facetious origin.
EZ, surely you are intelligent enough to see that the guy was being facetious.
New stanzas are welcomed, and local adaptations, irrelevant or facetious.
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