facetiously
advUS, UK /fəˈsiːʃəsli/
Etymology From facetious + -ly.
1
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.2010 May 31, Intelligent Design Parodies: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Books LLC, →ISBN:
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked on Thursday about Trump suggesting multiple times that the midterms should be canceled. She claimed Trump was just “speaking facetiously,” and “simply joking.”2026 January 15, Nikki McCann Ramirez, “Trump Says U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ as He Threatens Insurrection Act”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026:
2
Dated In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
- Synonyms
- flippantly, humorously, jocularly, playfully
- Related terms
- facetious, facetiousness