Facetious
Facetious adjective - Given to or marked by mature intelligent humor.
Jokingly and facetious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jokingly" instead an adjective "Facetious".
Nearby Word: facetiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- whimsical and facetious
- whimsical and jokingly
- sarcastic and facetious
- sarcastic and jokingly
- irreverent and facetious
- irreverent and jokingly
- smart and facetious
- smart and jokingly
- playful and facetious
- playful and jokingly
- dry and facetious
- dry and jokingly
- flippant and facetious
- flippant and jokingly
Both words in one sentence
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Target department stores did an ad that co-opted the commonly-used facetious pronunciation of "Tar-ZHAY" to jokingly act posh.
Source: It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY
Cite this Source
Jokingly and Facetious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/facetious/jokingly
Facetious & Jokingly. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/facetious/jokingly>.
Jokingly or Facetious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/facetious/jokingly.
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