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facetious

fa·ce·tious

UK/fəˈsiːʃəs/ US/fəˈsiːʃɪs/ rare

adjective

1.

cleverly amusing in tone

  • “a bantering tone”
  • “facetious remarks”
  • “tongue-in-cheek advice”
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Origin

From French facétieux, from Latin facētia (“jest, wit, humor”), from facētus (“witty, jocose, facetious”).

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