Facetious

Definition of facetious:

part of speech: noun

Facetiousness.

part of speech: adjective

Witty; jocose.

part of speech: adjective

Humorous; jocular.

part of speech: adjective

Witty, humorous, jocose.

Usage examples for facetious:

• As he turned almost immediately away, Mrs. Byers in following him managed to get a better look at the girl, as she was exchanging some facetious remark to a neighbor. "Openings in the Old Trail", Bret Harte.

• " It might be intoxicating," called out a facetious member. "The Second Deluge", Garrett P. Serviss.

• With his accustomed facetious flattery, he asked: " What do I get for lying at the feet of a child?" "Edgar Saltus: The Man", Marie Saltus.

• " I ain't going to let you go home alone in such a storm as this," said Granville, in a tender voice, which he tried to make facetious "The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.