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# jocular

adjective (jocular); adverb jocularly

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

## Everyday

(formal) Jocular means joking, funny and playful in a friendly way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#m1)

### In the lessons

Formal word in stories and reports: «a jocular remark», «a jocular uncle». It tells the reader someone is joking, not serious or nasty.

### Examples

- Grandpa was in a jocular mood at dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x1)
- The headteacher made a jocular comment about the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x2)
- His jocular manner made everyone relax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x3)
- It was a jocular letter full of puns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x4)
- She answered in a jocular tone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x5)
- The jocular coach always told jokes at practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jocular/#x6)

### Note

Say «JOK-yoo-ler». Formal; everyday words: jokey, playful, funny. Related: joke, jocularity.

## On Mova

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