Word meaning
facetious
adjective · fuh-SEE-shus
What does facetious mean?
Facetious means treating serious issues with inappropriate humor.
Facetious in a sentence
“I was being facetious when I said we should cancel the wedding.”
Synonyms for facetious
- flippant
- joking
- tongue-in-cheek
How to remember facetious
- Say it out loud a few times: fuh-SEE-shus.
- Write one sentence of your own using facetious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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