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facetious

English

Etymology

From French facétieux, from Latin fac?tia (jest, wit, humor), from fac?tus (witty, jocose, facetious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??si???s/
  • Rhymes: -i???s
  • Hyphenation: fa?ce?tious

Adjective

facetious (comparative more facetious, superlative most facetious)

  1. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
  2. Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • facetious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • facetious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • facetious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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waggish

English

Etymology

From wag (waghalter, rogue) +? -ish.

Adjective

waggish (comparative more waggish, superlative most waggish)

  1. witty, jocular, like a wag
  2. mischievous, tricky

Derived terms

  • waggishly
  • waggishness

Translations

Anagrams

  • whiggas

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