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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
facetious /fəˈsiːʃəs/
▶adjective using inappropriate humour.
– derivatives
facetiously adverb,
facetiousness noun.
facetiously adverb,
facetiousness noun.
– origin C16: from Fr. facétieux, from facétie, from L. facetia ‘jest’.
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