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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
/ “ŚÉĖ²õ¾±ĖŹÉ²õ /
adjective
characterized by levity of attitude and love of joking
a facetious person
jocular or amusing, esp at inappropriate times
facetious remarks
Usage
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- facetiously adverb
- facetiousness noun
- nonfacetious adjective
- nonfacetiously adverb
- nonfacetiousness noun
- unfacetious adjective
- unfacetiously adverb
- unfacetiousness noun
- “Ś²¹Ė³¦±š³Ł¾±“Ē³Ü²õ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- “Ś²¹Ė³¦±š³Ł¾±“Ē³Ü²õ±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of facetious1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of facetious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I thought it was better to put the country ahead of my interest, my personal interest. Iām not being facetious. Iām being deadly earnest about that."
Bong walks a delicate line between being facetious and pulling his punches, and the script does sometimes fall to the latter side with some of its more trite resistance messaging.
āAnd Iām not being facetious, like just bring extra underwear,ā he said.
Itās impossible to write those words without sounding facetious, but, reader: This time they fit.
He proposes strict control over human "breeding" on the facetious grounds that it's necessary for the betterment of humanity, which he mostly understands in extremely racist terms.
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When To Use
Facetious is most commonly used to describe comments that are intentionally unserious, especially in a way thatās meant to be humorous and perhaps a bit inappropriate or provocative.It can also be used to describe someone making such comments. For example, a person might excuse their own joking comment by saying āIām just being facetious.āThe term is somewhat similar to sarcastic, but not all facetious comments are sarcastic, and not all sarcastic comments are intended to be facetious.Example: Instead of sitting there and making facetious comments, why donāt you try making an actual suggestion?
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