facetious Definition
fa·ce·tious (fə sē′s̸həs)
facetious Related Forms
fa·ce′·tious·ly adverb
fa·ce′·tious·ness noun
facetious Synonyms
facetious
modif.
facetious Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- remark: Anthony Mayers Wrexham, Clwyd Dear Sir Kind Ed, I take back all those nasty facetious remarks I have ever made about you.
- answer: Not to be out done by your facetious answer, I would like to make a facetious suggestion of my own.
- example: This is obviously untrue ( at least one MP is Prime Minister, for a facetious example ).
- person: Wags ' Dinners ( Definition of a Wag - " a facetious person: intending to be amusing, especially inappropriately " !
- point: This may seem a facetious point but that is far from my intention.
- way: Mr Boyd: I am making the serious point, in a slightly facetious way, that a range of skills must be encouraged.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: There is no single quick answer, apart from the slightly facetious " in the ground " .
- little: Peter Gasston Says: May 31st, 2006 at 2:59 pm I agree, I was being a little facetious.
- very: I'm sure you realized I was only being very facetious!
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near facetious
- ‹ facetiae
- ‹ facet
- ‹ facer
- ‹ faceplate
- ‹ faceless
- ‹ facedown
- ‹ -faced
- ‹ faced
- ‹ face value
- ‹ face to face
- faceup ›
- facia ›
- facial ›
- facial angle ›
- facial index ›
- facial tissue ›
- -facient ›
- facies ›
- facile ›
- facilitate ›

