FACETIOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does facetious mean? 

• FACETIOUS (adjective)
  The adjective FACETIOUS has 1 sense:

1. cleverly amusing in tone

  Familiarity information: FACETIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACETIOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cleverly amusing in tone

Synonyms:

bantering; facetious; tongue-in-cheek

Context example:

tongue-in-cheek advice

Similar:

humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)

Derivation:

facetiousness (playful humor)

 Context examples 

"Now you please to be facetious," was all the other could say.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Bill seemed to have forgotten his forebodings of the previous night, and even waxed facetious with the dogs when, at midday, they overturned the sled on a bad piece of trail.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Instead, the crowd began sarcastically to cheer him on and showered him with facetious advice.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The local papers had taken it up, and daily there appeared columns of learned criticisms, facetious editorials, and serious letters from subscribers.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"Hold on, Arthur, my boy," he said, attempting to mask his anxiety with facetious utterance.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)