I meant it facetiously. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a facetious remark. ,a facetious person. From Dictionary.com.
Suggesting it as to people whom you do dislike, even if you suggest it facetiously, is mean-spirited. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Follow-up on Garrison Keillor:] Reference
He developed the idea facetiously, whilst John regarded him as he might have watched a performing monkey. From Wordnik.com. [New Grub Street] Reference
These buoys, so large that they were facetiously called. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
"When do we do this valiant stunt?" she inquired facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
"Yes, madam!" facetiously replied Captain Dickerson, of the 2d. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
"He has caught hold of something," said the notary, facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"I thought it would come to that," says Mr. Snivel, facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
It has been facetiously, sometimes sneeringly, remarked that the. From Wordnik.com. [The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886] Reference
"Is Sarah able to play leap-frog yet?" went on Tavia facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale : a girl of today] Reference
"Don't blink your points, Mamie!" called out the host, facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
"I say this somewhat facetiously, but there's a grain of truth to it.". From Wordnik.com. [Robert M. Chanock, virologist who studied children's diseases, dies at 86] Reference
Two-and-Two would lift a big hand facetiously, when he came into the shop. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
Emily facetiously inquired, waving the round of toast gracefully before the bars. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Day's Daughters] Reference
One of them observing the salver facetiously cried out, "See how we authors swim.". From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838] Reference
"To be popular with the people, is truly an honor," interrupts the lady, facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
The missiles hit nobody, although one was facetiously alleged to have winged a locust. From Wordnik.com. [The Siege of Kimberley] Reference
Rather a collapsed member, by the way, Mr. Soloman thinks, contemplating her facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
"Poor simpletons," Gimp wailed facetiously afterwards, when they had moved out of earshot. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
"With a road map and a desire to see the Midwest for their holidays," he added facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
"The Commissioner of Track" is what those he's nettled call him behind his back, facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [A Long Leap Of Faith] Reference
"Not me then -- impossible," he said facetiously with a contrived chuckle to disguise a sigh. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
I make no reckless charge against those aforesaid instruments of music, facetiously so called. From Wordnik.com. [St. Cuthbert's] Reference
I showed her the nine and facetiously asked her to choose; or should I spread them all at once?. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
"And I know that you will always be there for me," Nawin remembered himself saying facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
When the two appeared upon the street, they were sometimes facetiously dubbed "Dombey and Son.". From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
My mother claimed that it was asked facetiously; I suspected that Bill was genuinely curious. From Wordnik.com. [The Boundary Line] Reference
All of the professors and many of the officers at West Point, whom Mr. Kemble facetiously termed. From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
The inspector explained the meaning of his facetiously garbled quotation when Elder left the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
He went and complained to General Halleck, in charge of the capital, saying only partly facetiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
The young engineer must pick his boss as our young men are facetiously advised to pick their parents. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Engineering] Reference
"These bufully flowers, mamma, see," pointing to the upper surface and sides of the nosegay, facetiously termed. From Wordnik.com. [Hubert's Wife A Story for You] Reference
I have heard Captain Parrott facetiously remark that he had "made a loud noise in the world" by the aid of his guns. From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
"Buckeye State" at that time in Washington that someone facetiously spoke of the city as the "United States of Ohio.". From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
The road was called the "International & Great Northern," but we facetiously dubbed it the "Independent & Got Nothing.". From Wordnik.com. [Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers] Reference
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