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facetiously

/fəˈsiːʃəsli/ US, UK

adverb more facetiously · most facetiously

In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor. Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
Similar: flippantly
dated In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
Similar: humorously, jocularly, playfully

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@misc{facetiously_2026,
  title = {facetiously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/facetiously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}