Definitions for facetious

facetious fa·ce·tious

Spelling: [fuh-see-shuh s]
IPA: /fəˈsi ʃəs/

Facetious is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 487 anagrams from letters in facetious (acefiostu).

Definitions for facetious

adjective

  1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
  2. amusing; humorous.
  3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous:

Origin of facetious

1585-95; facete + -ious; see facetiae

Examples for facetious

Indeed, he found Mr. Trenchard a most pleasant and facetious gentleman.

“You can be facetious, I see,” the latter observed carelessly.

When you try to be facetious you altogether cease to be useful.

"Then it will pass, of course," rejoined the facetious physician.

And this remark, intended to be facetious, was after all pretty close to the literal truth.

The latter was father of the facetious Tom Hood, who was born here in 1798.

His witt lively and sparkeling, and his humour pleasant and facetious.

Only Maulo, the camp jester, hurled a facetious comment at the corpse.

In recent weeks, McHale has used The Soup to promote Community—with facetious knowingness, of course.

This is not by any means a facetious question: Do you think alcohol should also be made illegal?

Word Value for facetious
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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