Facetiously
//fəˈsiːʃəsli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
"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."
- 2 In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion. dated
Adverb
- 1 not seriously wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From facetious + -ly.
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