facetiously
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /fəˈsiːʃəsli/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: fa‧ce‧tious‧ly
Adverb
[edit]facetiously (comparative more facetiously, superlative most facetiously)
- In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- 2010 May 31, Intelligent Design Parodies: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Books LLC, →ISBN:
- Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
- (dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
Synonyms
[edit]- (with inappropriate humor): flippantly
- (in a pleasantly humorous fashion): humorously, jocularly, playfully