jocular
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
Origin of jocular
1synonym study For jocular
Other words from jocular
- joc·u·lar·ly, adverb
- o·ver·joc·u·lar, adjective
- o·ver·joc·u·lar·ly, adverb
- sem·i·joc·u·lar, adjective
- sem·i·joc·u·lar·ly, adverb
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How to use jocular in a sentence
He insisted on working games alone — no jocular jock sidekick, no bantering crosstalk.
Vin Scully delivered a nightly fanfare for the common man | Marc Fisher | August 3, 2022 | Washington PostWhere Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTalk of the economy at large—yes, bankers are interested in that too—also seemed jocular.
When he ran into Sperling at a congressional dinner at the White House a couple of weeks later, the encounter was jocular.
Yet she never wanders far from the defining characteristics of her writing: it's all jocular observation of herself or others.
Nora Ephron on Her Life, Loves, and Disappointments | Claire Howorth | November 6, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The translator could think of no better word, because the context is jocular.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerA tutor at college and a Museum attache; very jocular; given to personal witticisms, which were often aimed at Goriot.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe verb “to bag,” for instance, is in jocular use for implying a petty appropriation of property.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanProbably few persons who allow themselves the enjoyment of that rather jocular expletive, the deuce!
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanShe soon began to find sinister meaning in the jocular speeches that are current in the world as to the inconstancy of men.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for jocular
/ (ˈdʒɒkjʊlə) /
characterized by joking and good humour
meant lightly or humorously; facetious
Origin of jocular
1Derived forms of jocular
- jocularity (ˌdʒɒkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun
- jocularly, adverb
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