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Jocose

//d͡ʒəˈkoʊs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    given to jesting; habitually jolly formal

    "Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?"

  2. 2
    playful; characterized by joking formal
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by jokes and good humor wordnet

Etymology

From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

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