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facetious

adjective
/fəˈsiːʃəs/

Meaning

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Example Sentences

He was being facetious when he said he wanted to live on the moon.

Synonyms

joking, humorous, playful, witty, flippant

Antonyms

serious, earnest, solemn

Collocations

facetious comment, facetious remark, be facetious

Related Vocabularies

unable to make decisions quickly; hesitant; wavering
Well known or easily recognized from previous experience.
angry; mentally ill; insane
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
Not clear or sharply defined; vague or blurred.
calm and sensible; showing good judgment.

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