facetiously

[US]/fə'si:ʃəsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a joking or humorous manner

Example Sentences

His title, he said only half-facetiously, was "vice president of nothing.

Muskrat Castle,as the house had been facetiously named by some waggish officer(James Fenimore Cooper.

He facetiously remarked that he was the best singer in the world.

She facetiously suggested that they should all quit their jobs and become pirates.

The comedian facetiously asked the audience if they were ready for a nap.

She facetiously told her friend that she had won the lottery and was now a millionaire.

He facetiously claimed that he could fly to the moon using a paper airplane.

The teacher facetiously asked the students if they had done their homework in invisible ink.

She facetiously suggested that they should hold the meeting in a hot air balloon.

He facetiously claimed that he could speak five languages fluently, including Martian.

She facetiously asked her cat if it wanted to go on a diet and exercise regime.

The politician facetiously promised to solve all the world's problems in one day.

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