FACETIOUS


Meaning of FACETIOUS in English

/ fəˈsiːʃəs; NAmE / adjective

trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious

SYN flippant :

a facetious comment / remark

Stop being facetious; this is serious.

►  fa·cetious·ly adverb

►  fa·cetious·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the general sense witty, amusing ): from French facétieux , from facétie , from Latin facetia jest, from facetus witty.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.