Sentence examples for be facetious from inspiring English sources

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be facetious

adjective

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious.

synonyms

witty

bantering

tongue-in-cheek

Exact(39)

But let's not be facetious.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

I don't mean to be facetious.

Independent

COMEY: I don't mean to be facetious.

The Washington Post

He was not trying to be facetious.

The New York Times - Sports

Not to be facetious about it.

The Guardian

And that is not to be facetious.

The Guardian

Similar(21)

He was being facetious.

The New York Times - Sports

I was being facetious.

The New York Times - Magazine

… I'm not being facetious.

The Washington Post

Okay, I am being facetious.

The New York Times

I'm not being facetious.

The New York Times - Books

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