Adjective : a facetious remark. ,a facetious person. From Dictionary.com.
I make that claim with only about 5% facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Elena’s World – Zombieland – review] Reference
Its tragic dimension disappears under facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carré] Reference
"Indeed it is," she said, ignoring his facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon Drums]
William didn't seem dismayed by Henry's facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [I is for Innocent]
I refrained from facetiousness and told her that I was. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20] Reference
He drove me nearly crazy with his bloody facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
(Knox makes a gesture of dissent at her facetiousness.). From Wordnik.com. [THEFT] Reference
Despite his facetiousness, Boyd Duncan had little hope. From Wordnik.com. [Bunches of Knuckles] Reference
To highlight the obvious in the above I attempted facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Humanistic Nursing] Reference
"I remind you that I am programmed to recognize facetiousness, sir.". From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
She nodded seriously, making me feel rather ashamed of my facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
Before the door closed, I said with some facetiousness, "Have a nice day.". From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: Confronting Our Inner Vigilante (Part 2)] Reference
NICE: I (UNINTELLIGIBLE) think you fail to see the facetiousness of my comments. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2005] Reference
He was quite his ordinary self, his facetiousness the cause of much laughter to Miss. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XXIX] Reference
‘— Which makes three,’ observed Mr. Bumble, essaying a stroke of facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Twist] Reference
"Oh, I don't know," she smiled, half with facetiousness and half with certainty and pride. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XI] Reference
And out of curiosity and facetiousness, did you post the bath & cat blog before or after her?. From Wordnik.com. [A most unusual cat « knitnut.net] Reference
But their rejoicing and their facetiousness were turned into wailing when the truth was imparted. From Wordnik.com. [Edison's Conquest of Mars] Reference
At the time Lewisham regarded her confession of domestic ignorance as a fine basis for facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Mr Lewisham] Reference
He was serious for a while — suddenly an irrepressible facetiousness broke through and he laughed, saying. From Wordnik.com. [Tender is the Night] Reference
Hmm; seems to me that Ann is "flabbergasted" because she might be missing the facetiousness in Glenn's post. From Wordnik.com. [InstaSlam] Reference
Frederic, released from the long day's strain, did not take this facetiousness meekly, but Marcia was silent. From Wordnik.com. [The Rim of the Desert] Reference
DOBBS: Louise, I'm afraid -- and I hove to apologize to you for indulging just a little bit of facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2006] Reference
I will also use parody or humor when needed–sometimes using facetiousness when unexpectedly lambasted by an issue. From Wordnik.com. [Lean Left » Blog Archive » Vacation] Reference
However all facetiousness aside, the state is misgoverned, mismanaged and suffers from a dearth of talent at all levels. From Wordnik.com. [The Chimes at Midnight] Reference
Also – and forgive my facetiousness – did you know that you can “get creative and twirl the hoop around your arm”?. From Wordnik.com. [Hooping.org | Blog] Reference
But it's without any facetiousness that I admit that there's one game release this week that's particularly pricked my ear. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
My inherent facetiousness probably didn't help, to be fair. From Wordnik.com. [Public Address] Reference
Seriously - facetiousness doesn't necessarily equal trolling. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Um .... the little smile on my post was supposed to indicate facetiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It is such an impossible task and yet we see lighter moments of jocularity, facetiousness and wisecracking banter. From Wordnik.com. [TCPalm Stories] Reference
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