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Facetious
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Meaning
Adj
●
Treating
serious
issues with (often
deliberately
)
inappropriate
humour
; flippant.
●
Pleasantly
humorous
; jocular.
●
humorously
silly
or
counterproductive
for the
purpose
of
sarcastically
advocating
the opposite.
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Origin
facetious
English
facétieux
French
facetia
Latin
facetus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Sarcastic
Hyperbolic
Flippant
Snarky
Glib
Pedantic
Condescending
Obtuse
Satirical
Disingenuous
Sardonic
Uncharitable
Pretentious
Sarky
Overdramatic
Provocative
Crass
Controversial
Silly
Ridiculous
Humorous
Vulgar
Rhetorical
Solemn
Presumptuous
Misleading
Ambiguous
Unrealistic
Unreasonable
Vague
Melodramatic
Superfluous
Inappropriate
Convincing
Dismissive
Insensitive
Unmanly
Stupid
Funny
Brief
Unconvincing
Persuasive
Disrespectful
Melancholy
Nice
Embarrassing
Demeaning
Creepy
Redundant
Immodest
Selfish
Realistic
Tongue In Cheek
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Rhymes
Specious
Facetious
Monoecious
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