facetious
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fa·ce·tious
(fə-sē'shəs) 
adj.
Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks.
facetiousness fa·ce'tious·ness n.
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.
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facetious
adj
Definition: tongue-in-cheek, kidding
Antonyms: formal, grave, serious, unfunny
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facetious
IN BRIEF: Intended to be funny.
The professor was being facetious when she asked the students to ignore her lecture while taking the exam.
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Facetious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - morsom, spøgefuld
Français (French)
adj. - facétieux, badin
Deutsch (German)
adj. - witzig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιπαικτικός, στερούμενος σοβαρότητας
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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