Facetious Definition

fə-sēshəs
adjective
Joking or trying to be jocular, esp. at an inappropriate time.
Webster's New World
Playfully jocular; humorous.
Facetious remarks.
American Heritage

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious.
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Origin of Facetious

  • French facétieux from facétie jest from Latin facētia from facētus witty

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French facétieux, from Latin facetia (“jest, wit”), from facetus (“witty”).

    From Wiktionary

Facetious Sentence Examples

  • Tom thinks he's being funny, but he's only being facetious and rude.

  • She was a facetious person, intending to be amusing.

  • Sorry if that sounds facetious, but it is a valid point.

  • Trying to talk to Jim about seriousfinancial issues is difficult because of his facetious personality.

  • Sara's parents were very angry with her facetious attitude when they scolded her.

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