Main Entry: fa·ce·tious

Pronunciation: \fə-ˈsē-shəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia

Date: 1599

1 : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish <just being facetious>
2 : meant to be humorous or funny : not serious <a facetious remark>

synonyms see witty

— fa·ce·tious·ly adverb

— fa·ce·tious·ness noun