facetious

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Adjective facetious has 1 sense

bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek - cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
Antonyms: humorless, humourless, unhumorous (indirect, via humorous)

Definitions from the Web

Facetious

Definition:

adjective

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Senses:

Playfully humorous or joking
Mocking or ironical in a amusing way
Not serious or sincere, often in a sarcastic manner

Examples:

1. He couldn't resist making a facetious remark about her outfit.

2. In response to the silly question, she gave a facetious answer.

3. The politician's facetious speech amused the crowd.