'Facetiously' definitions:
Definition of 'facetiously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek]
Definition of 'Facetiously'
From: GCIDE
- Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See Faceti[ae].]
- 1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]