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# facetiously

adverb (facetiously)

«facetiously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a joking way, especially about a serious matter, when it is not the right time for jokes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#m1)
2. Not meant seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories to show a character is joking or being silly when others are serious: «"Maybe the dog did my homework," he said facetiously.» A teacher may say «Don't answer facetiously». It tells the reader the words are not meant to be taken as true.

### Examples

- "I'll just fly to school," she said facetiously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x1)
- He answered facetiously, so the teacher asked again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x2)
- "Maybe aliens took it," Tom said facetiously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x3)
- She was speaking facetiously, not giving real advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x4)
- Don't reply facetiously when someone is upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x5)
- He facetiously suggested we eat the homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: facetious (fa-SEE-shus). Spelling trap: contains all five vowels a, e, i, o, u in order (plus y at the end). Facetious remarks can seem rude in serious moments.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «facetiously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«facetiously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/facetiously.html) on Mova free.