HyperDic: facetiously

English > 1 sense of the word facetiously:
ADVERBallfacetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheeknot seriously
facetiously > pronunciation
Soundsfahsiy'shahsliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > facetiously: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaningnot seriously.
Example"I meant it facetiously"
Synonymsjokingly, tongue-in-cheek
Spanishguasonamente, humorísticamente, irónicamente
Adjectivesfacetiouscleverly amusing in tone

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