facetiously en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /fəˈsiːʃəsli/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English facetious Middle English -ly English -ly English facetiously From facetious + -ly.
Meanings
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In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked on Thursday about Trump suggesting multiple times that the midterms should be canceled. She claimed Trump was just “speaking facetiously,” and “simply joking.”
2026 January 15, Nikki McCann Ramirez, “Trump Says U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ as He Threatens Insurrection Act”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026:Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
2010 May 31, Intelligent Design Parodies: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Books LLC, →ISBN:
- (dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more facetiously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most facetiously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
humorously (in a pleasantly humorous fashion) · jocularly (in a pleasantly humorous fashion) · playfully (in a pleasantly humorous fashion) · flippantly (with inappropriate humor)