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Facetious: meaning, example and synonyms

Facetiousadj. Treating serious matters with inappropriate humor; flippant.

Flashcard for Facetious (adjective): treating serious matters with inappropriate humor; flippant. Example: The committee member's facetious remark about the budget shortfall drew laughter, but it also suggested he had not grasped how serious the crisis had become. Synonyms: flippant, jocular, glib, waggish. Antonyms: serious, earnest, solemn, grave. Memory tip: Facetious = joking when your face should be serious. Illustration: a man in a suit grinning and gesturing jokingly at a meeting table while the colleagues around him frown at blank stacks of papers.

Example

The committee member's facetious remark about the budget shortfall drew laughter, but it also suggested he had not grasped how serious the crisis had become.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
flippant, jocular, glib, waggish
Antonyms
serious, earnest, solemn, grave
Memory tip
Facetious = joking when your face should be serious.

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Question 1

The professor's ______ suggestion that students could skip the final if they brought cookies was met with laughter, though a few hopeful freshmen took it seriously.

Question 2

During the solemn hearing on the factory fire, the witness's ______ remarks offended the victims' families, who felt he was mocking their grief.

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