Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facetiously

/fəˈsiːʃəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: fa-ce-tious-ly
IPA: /fəˈsiːʃəsli/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

adv

In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.

Dated

Example Sentences

"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."
"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.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English facetious Middle English -ly English -ly English facetiously From facetious + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈsiːʃəsli/
British English: /fəˈsiːʃəsli/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more facetiously (comparative) most facetiously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

facetious facetiousness

Synonyms

flippantly humorously jocularly playfully jokingly tongue-in-cheek

Questions

How do you pronounce facetiously?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈsiːʃəsli/.
What does facetiously mean?: In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Where does facetiously come from?: Etymology tree English facetious Middle English -ly English -ly English facetiously From facetious + -ly.

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