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Added 9 October 2026

facetious

/fəˈsiːʃəs/ adjective

Latin root: facētia Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about facetious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Cleverly amusing in tone.
a bantering tone

Origin

From French facétieux, from Latin facētia (“jest, wit, humor”), from facētus (“witty, jocose, facetious”).

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