facetious
[adjective]
Synonyms: funny, amusing, comical, droll, flippant, frivolous, humorous, jocular, playful, tongue in cheek

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Antonyms: lugubrious
Contrasted words: grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber
Related Words: jesting, joking, quipping, wisecracking, blithe, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, comic, comical, droll, funny, laughable, ludicrous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fa‧ce‧tious /fəˈsiːʃəs/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: facétieux, from facétie 'joke']
saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are really silly and annoying:
Don’t be so facetious!
facetious comments
—facetiously adverb
—facetiousness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲