jocose
adjective
jocoseness
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a word derived from
jocose.
Example Sentences
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The only talkative one of the party was Mr Bloxam, whose tongue continually tingled with ponderous jocoseness that had a strongly Scriptural flavour.
From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
In his world geniality, translated into jocoseness, was indispensable before, during, and after a wedding—even at these scarcely usual nuptials!
From A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hon. Agnes Blanche Marie Hay
"Mrs. Sampson passes the whole of Sunday forenoon committing the society columns of the Gossip to memory, and wishing her name was there," he chuckled, with a jocoseness which seemed to that lady extremely ill-timed.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
Indifferent to the progress of time, Bevis talked on with his usual jocoseness, now and then shaking his tawny hair in a fit of laughter the most contagious.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
Who does trouble themselves about Sir Dugald, and his amiably ponderous jocoseness?
From Theo A Sprightly Love Story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
