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facetious

/fuh-see-shuhs/US // fəˈsi ʃəs //UK // (fəˈsiːʃəs) //

诙谐的,诙谐幽默,嬉皮笑脸,嬉皮笑脸的

Related Words

amusing好玩的,有趣的,有趣的是,好玩blithe轻快的,轻快,轻快地,轻快的人clever聪明的,巧妙的,聪明,巧妙地comic漫画,滑稽,漫画家,喜剧comical滑稽,滑稽的,滑稽可笑,滑稽可笑的droll蠢蠢欲动,滑稽,滑稽的,蠢蠢欲动的dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式fanciful梦幻般的,梦幻般,奇特的,遐想farcical闹剧,闹哄哄的,滑稽,闹着玩的flip抛出,抛物线,抛掷,抛物flippant轻描淡写,轻描淡写的,轻率的,轻率frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮funny有趣的是,滑稽,滑稽的,有趣的gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者humorous幽默,幽默的,风趣幽默,幽默风趣indecorous不雅的,猥琐,不雅观的,不雅观ironic可笑的,具有讽刺意味的,可笑,可笑的是irreverent不敬业,不敬,不敬佩的,不敬佩jesting打趣地说,打趣话,打趣说,打趣jocose戏称,戏谑,戏说,戏言

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
    • : amusing; humorous.
    • : lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.tongue-in-cheek, kidding
Synonyms
amusing好玩的,有趣的,有趣的是,好玩blithe轻快的,轻快,轻快地,轻快的人clever聪明的,巧妙的,聪明,巧妙地comic漫画,滑稽,漫画家,喜剧comical滑稽,滑稽的,滑稽可笑,滑稽可笑的droll蠢蠢欲动,滑稽,滑稽的,蠢蠢欲动的dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式fanciful梦幻般的,梦幻般,奇特的,遐想farcical闹剧,闹哄哄的,滑稽,闹着玩的flip抛出,抛物线,抛掷,抛物flippant轻描淡写,轻描淡写的,轻率的,轻率frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮funny有趣的是,滑稽,滑稽的,有趣的gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者humorous幽默,幽默的,风趣幽默,幽默风趣indecorous不雅的,猥琐,不雅观的,不雅观ironic可笑的,具有讽刺意味的,可笑,可笑的是irreverent不敬业,不敬,不敬佩的,不敬佩jesting打趣地说,打趣话,打趣说,打趣jocose戏称,戏谑,戏说,戏言jocular诙谐的,诙谐,诙谐幽默,诙谐有趣joking说笑,玩笑,开玩笑的,说笑的joshing叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽喳喳的,叽叽歪歪的laughable可笑的,可笑,可笑的是,好笑的ludicrous可笑的,可笑,可笑的是,荒唐merry快乐的,愉快的,快乐,愉快not serious不严重,不认真,不算严重,不严重的playful俏皮的,俏皮,好玩的,俏皮可爱pleasant愉快的,愉快,惬意,愉快地pulling one's legpunning双关语,双关,双关语的,一语双关putting one on戴上一个,穿上,戴上了一个,戴上ridiculous荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,可笑的salty咸的,咸味,咸咸的,咸味的sarcastic讽刺,带讽刺意味的,带讽刺意味,挖苦satirical讽刺的,讽刺,讽刺性的,讽刺性smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧sportive运动型,运动型的,运动性,运动性的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地waggish夸大其词,夸张的,摇摆不定,夸张whimsical奇思妙想,异想天开,奇思妙想的,异想天开的wisecracking俏皮话,说俏皮话,说长道短,说俏皮话的人witty诙谐,诙谐的,伶俐的,伶俐wry狡猾的,狡猾,狡黠,狡黠的

Examples

  • Even seemingly facetious Laundrie “stans” acknowledge this grim reality.

  • I was full of fentanyl—an opioid stronger than heroin—which seemed to embolden my facetious nature.

  • For example, Preston likes to avoid sounding angry because she has found a friendly—even facetious—tone can defuse tense situations.

  • This is not by any means a facetious question: Do you think alcohol should also be made illegal?

  • In recent weeks, McHale has used The Soup to promote Community—with facetious knowingness, of course.

  • At the club, they were far too facetious; even Randulf rallied him in a disagreeable manner.

  • The late Bishop used to make a rather facetious remark about this tomb.

  • You leave me to starve, for all you care; and you grow mighty facetious because I earn my bread.

  • One facetious sportsman had once made a rule of setting the senior day-room chimney on fire every term.

  • The manager was facetious—said he was "too thin for the theatre."

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