facetious

adj.
Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks.

[French facétieux, from facétie, jest, from Latin facētia, from facētus, witty.]

facetiously fa·ce'tious·ly adv.
facetiousness fa·ce'tious·ness n.

adjective

Intended to excite laughter or amusement: comedic, funny, humorous, jocose, jocular, witty. See laughter.

adj

Definition: tongue-in-cheek, kidding
Antonyms: formal, grave, serious, unfunny

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IN BRIEF: Intended to be funny.

The professor was being facetious when she asked the students to ignore her lecture while taking the exam.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - morsom, spøgefuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
geestig

Français (French)
adj. - facétieux, badin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - witzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιπαικτικός, στερούμενος σοβαρότητας

Italiano (Italian)
faceto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - brincalhão

Русский (Russian)
игривый, шутливый, несерьезный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gracioso, bromista, chistoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skämtsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滑稽的, 爱开玩笑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 滑稽的, 愛開玩笑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 농담의, 익살맞은, 우스운 , 재밌는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 滑稽な, 冗談の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طريف , ظريف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮היתולי, מבדח, משעשע‬

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(fuh-SEE-shus)

adjective
Jocular or humorous, often inappropriately.

Etymology
From Latin facetus (witty)

Usage
"Prof Bailey is particularly incensed that in some cases, the presiding judge makes facetious comments which trivialise the issue." — Barbara Gloudon; Of Bling and School Uniforms; Jamaica Observer; Mar 23, 2007.

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