facetious
adjective
not meant to be taken seriously or literally.
facetiously
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a word derived from
facetious.
Example Sentences
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There is no perfect name for this dynamic, but some have begun to refer to it, somewhat facetiously, as “Dark Woke.”
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
Emma Roberts is engaged to boyfriend Cody John, making the announcement social-media official to facetiously beat her mother to the punch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
“Not bad for a system QB, if you ask me,” Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata said facetiously.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
The word “housedaddies,” referring facetiously to fathers who help in the home, appeared for the first time in The Times yesterday.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
One cyclotroneer joked that “its neutrons would reach Chicago”; another wondered, less facetiously, if its beam would be so potent that the targets would be “too hot to handle.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
