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- [fuh-see-shuh s]
- /fəˈsi ʃəs/
- /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/
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- [fuh-see-shuh s]
- /fəˈsi ʃəs/
Definitions of facetiously word
- adjective facetiously not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. 1
- adjective facetiously amusing; humorous. 1
- adjective facetiously lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person. 1
- noun facetiously A term labeled Facetious in this dictionary is one that is used consciously for humorous or playful effect. 1
- noun facetiously In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor. 1
- adverb facetiously (dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion. 0
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Origin of facetiously
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; facete + -ious; see facetiae
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Parts of speech for Facetiously
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facetiously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for facetiously
adv facetiously
- merrily — a female given name, form of Merry.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- jokingly — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
adverb facetiously
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- inanely — lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
- glibly — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
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