HyperDic: facetious

English > 1 sense of the word *facetious*:
ADJECTIVE	all	facetious, bantering, tongue-in-cheek	cleverly amusing in tone

facetious > pronunciation
Sounds	fahsiy'shahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *facetious*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	cleverly amusing in tone.
Example	"facetious remarks"
Synonyms	bantering, tongue-in-cheek
Broader	humorous, humourous	Full of or characterized by humor
Spanish	agudo, burlón, burlona, chistoso, chusco, gracioso, ingenioso, jocoso, ocurrente, salado
Catalan	agut, enginyós, graciós, jocós, ocurrent, salat
Nouns	facetiousness	playful humor
Adverbs	facetiously	not seriously