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facetious
[ fuh-see-shuhs ]
adjective
- not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
a facetious remark.
- amusing; humorous.
- lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous:
a facetious person.
facetious
/ fəˈsiːʃəs /
adjective
- characterized by levity of attitude and love of joking
a facetious person
- jocular or amusing, esp at inappropriate times
facetious remarks
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Usage Note
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Derived Forms
- faˈcetiousness, noun
- faˈcetiously, adverb
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Other Words From
- fa·cetious·ly adverb
- fa·cetious·ness noun
- nonfa·cetious adjective
- nonfa·cetious·ly adverb
- nonfa·cetious·ness noun
- unfa·cetious adjective
- unfa·cetious·ly adverb
- unfa·cetious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of facetious1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of facetious1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
This is not by any means a facetious question: Do you think alcohol should also be made illegal?
In recent weeks, McHale has used The Soup to promote Community—with facetious knowingness, of course.
At the club, they were far too facetious; even Randulf rallied him in a disagreeable manner.
The late Bishop used to make a rather facetious remark about this tomb.
You leave me to starve, for all you care; and you grow mighty facetious because I earn my bread.
One facetious sportsman had once made a rule of setting the senior day-room chimney on fire every term.
The manager was facetious—said he was "too thin for the theatre."
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