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facetiousness Definition


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facetious
adj
    1. Said of a person or remark, etc: intending or intended to be amusing or witty, especially unsuitably so.
      Thesaurus: jesting, droll, tongue-in-cheek, witty, funny, humorous, comical, jocular, amusing; Antonym: serious, solemn.
Derivative: facetiously
adverb
    Derivative: facetiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin facetus witty.



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