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(jō kōs′)

adjective

joking or playful; humorous

Origin: L jocosus < jocus, a jest, joke

Related Forms:

jocosely adverb
jocoseness noun

See jocose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Given to joking; merry.
Characterized by joking; humorous.

Origin:

Origin: Latin iocōsus

Origin: , from iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

jo·coseˈly adverb

jo·coseˈness, jo·cosˈi·ty (-kŏsˈĭ-tē) noun

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