Facetious

adjective

/fəˈsiːʃəs/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveTreating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

"Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious."

2.adjectivePleasantly humorous; jocular.

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