ALL meanings of facetious
fa·ce·tious
F f - adjective facetious not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. 1
- adjective facetious amusing; humorous. 1
- adjective facetious lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person. 1
- adjective facetious flippantly witty 1
- noun facetious A term labeled Facetious in this dictionary is one that is used consciously for humorous or playful effect. 1
- noun facetious Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. 1
- adjective facetious Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant. 0
- adjective facetious Pleasantly humorous, jocular. 0
- adjective facetious If you say that someone is being facetious, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying things that they do not mean in a situation where they ought to be serious. 0
- adjective facetious characterized by levity of attitude and love of joking 0
- adjective facetious jocular or amusing, esp at inappropriate times 0
- adjective facetious joking or trying to be jocular, esp. at an inappropriate time 0