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facetious

fa·ce·tious [ fə sshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
supposed to be funny: intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate

[Late 16th century. < French facétieux< facétie "joke" < Latin facetia< facetus "graceful, witty"]

fa·ce·tious·ly adverb
fa·ce·tious·ness noun

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See funny.

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