Jocular Definition

jŏkyə-lər
adjective
Characterized by joking.
American Heritage
Joking; humorous; full of fun.
Webster's New World
Said as a joke.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Jocular

  • Latin ioculāris droll from ioculus diminutive of iocus joke yek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin iocularis, from ioculus (“a little jest”), diminutive of iocus (“a jest”).

    From Wiktionary

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