Entry Word: facetious

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 given to or marked by mature intelligent humor <the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes> — see witty
2 making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred <a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating> — see flippant