Synonyms for facetiously
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Adverb
1. Jokingly — in a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion
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Definitions
- adv. 1
In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
Related words
- Word family
- facetious facetiousness
Example sentences
- jokingly Gabor jokingly asked Martha if she needed a knife.
- playfully Tom playfully pretended to punch Mary in the jaw.
- humorously Moose are humorously called "swamp donkeys."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| facetiously | steady | |
| jokingly | rising | |
| playfully | rising | |
| humorously | rising | |
| flippantly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- jokingly3
- 9 letters
- playfully3, jocularly
- 10 letters
- humorously4, flippantly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jokingly3 = 3 syllables).