was wotd|2007|November|26
English
Etymology
From facetious + -ly
Pronunciation
a|RP|US IPA|/f��si���sli/
audio|en-us-facetiously.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv
- In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
- dated In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
Synonyms
sense|with inappropriate humor flippantly
sense|in a pleasantly humorous fashion humorously, jocularly, playfully
Related terms
facetious
facetiousness
Trivia
This is one of only a few words in the English language to have all six vowels (including y) in alphabetical order and each only once.
ru:facetiously
te:facetiously
vi:facetiously
zh:facetiously
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