Definition & Meaning of "facetious"in English

facetious

not showing the amount of seriousness needed toward a serious matter by trying to seem clever and humorous

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most facetious

Comparative

more facetious

gradable

domain

communication, behavior, tone

Examples

His facetious remarks about the serious issue were not well received.

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