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adjective
- 1. treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant: "a facetious remark"
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Facetious means not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
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FACETIOUS meaning: 1. not serious about a serious subject,...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of facetious, an adjective that describes joking or jesting often inappropriately or not serious. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Facetious means not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
What does facetious mean? Facetious is most commonly used to describe comments that are intentionally unserious, especially in a way that’s meant to be humorous and perhaps a bit inappropriate or provocative.
The word facetious comes from the French facétie, “joke,” and it has come to describe a joke with a little drop of sarcasm. It used to simply mean “funny and witty,” but now it often implies that someone is being inappropriately funny about a serious topic.
Facetious means trying to appear funny and clever at a time when it is not appropriate or serious. Learn how to use this word with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.
Facetious means making humorous remarks or saying things that are not serious in a situation where they should be. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
