facetiously

[fuh-see-shuhs]

fa·ce·tious

[fuh-see-shuhs]
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.

Origin:
1585–95; facete + -ious; see facetiae

fa·ce·tious·ly, adverb
fa·ce·tious·ness, noun
non·fa·ce·tious, adjective
non·fa·ce·tious·ly, adverb
non·fa·ce·tious·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·fa·ce·tious, adjective
un·fa·ce·tious·ly, adverb
un·fa·ce·tious·ness, noun
COLLAPSE

facetious, factious, factitious, fictional, fictitious.


2. See humorous.

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Facetiously is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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facetious (fəˈsiːʃəs)
 
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 facetiae]
 
fa'cetiously
 
adv
 
fa'cetiousness
 
n

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