trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious:
a facetious comment / remark * Stop being facetious; this is serious.
facetiously adverb
facetiousness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, facetious is tagged as adjective.
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