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facetiousness

Main Entry:: fa·ce·tious
Pronunciation:: \fə-ˈsē-shəs\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia
Date:: 1599

1 : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish <just being facetious> 2 : meant to be humorous or funny : not serious <a facetious remark>

synonyms see witty

— fa·ce·tious·ly adverb

— fa·ce·tious·ness noun

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