facetious
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facetious
- /fəˈsiːʃəs/
- /fəˈsiːʃɪs/
Rhymes with -iːʃəs
Where it comes from
From French facétieux, from Latin facētia (“jest, wit, humor”), from facētus (“witty, jocose, facetious”).
adjective more facetious · most facetious
- Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious.
- Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
- humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
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adj flippant
| Español | fisgón, socarrón, faceto |
|---|---|
| Português | debochado |
| Français | facétieux |
| Deutsch | flapsig, mit unangemessenem Humor, unpassende Scherze machend |
| Italiano | faceto |
| Русский | несерьёзный neserʹjóznyj |
| Tiếng Việt | cợt nhả, tếu táo |
| العربية | سَاخِر sāḵir |
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