Sununu himself was passing the whole thing off with heavy jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Air Sununu' Flap] Reference
"It's the first time you ever charged me with jocosity, John," I said. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
One of the West Yorks also viewed life with much pluck and some jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
Alleyn turned to Dulcie, who at once put on her expression of terrified jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
A message sent out on the 25th of November, even showed signs of spurious jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
I mean not the sad jocosity of P.O.M.216 passages or the mere callender of slaughter. From Wordnik.com. [A Life in Letters] Reference
Were Sir AUGUSTUS inclined to introduce a little light English jocosity into this serious Opera, he might give. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 12, 1892] Reference
As I am of the experienced elite of society that sups, I must bid you adieu -- I promise more jocosity in my next. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
And the Saturday would have had a column of sneering jocosity on the irrepressibly sanguine temperament of authors. From Wordnik.com. [New Grub Street] Reference
Let him amuse the children, relax with jocosity the sternness of adults, and wreathe into smiles the wrinkles of old age. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858] Reference
His features were not naturally intended to wear a smiling aspect, but he was in general rather given to professional jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Twist] Reference
"It's that I'm never like to be in the same scrape with a child of mine," he answered, pretending a jocosity that sat ill on him. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
Mr. Birch turned to her with confidential jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Testing of Diana Mallory] Reference
His keen sensibility apprehended the sudden jocosity as. From Wordnik.com. [The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895] Reference
The scherzo evinces a taking jocosity with a serious interval. From Wordnik.com. [Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions] Reference
But glancing up at Shelton, his dry jocosity reappeared at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Pharisees] Reference
I trusted, with a desperate attempt at jocosity, that neither he nor. From Wordnik.com. [Colonel Starbottle's Client] Reference
He would connect the idea of great jocosity with unprincipled designs. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour] Reference
'Kindly reserve your jocosity for a more appropriate season, Miss Cobb. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Calf] Reference
"And you never," I ventured, making my jocosity as ironical as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Questionable Shapes] Reference
It would be trodden under foot by the log-roller's elephantine jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [Prince Fortunatus] Reference
Isn't the thing he lacks the back-slapping jocosity that passes for humor here?. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
From some of his observations we might think he was altogether averse from jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour] Reference
"Oh, they're not so much better than women," said Fulkerson, with a nervous jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete] Reference
Much of this jocosity scarcely deserves the name of humour, and we may remark that in. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour] Reference
Mr. Wentworth's jocosity increased. & odq; It is not exactly that; but it is in the family. From Wordnik.com. [The Europeans] Reference
After breakfast on Friday, or yesterday, a curious trait occurred of Dr. Johnson's jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Johnson and Fanny Burney] Reference
I suppose that my doubts and irritation were apparent in the inelegant jocosity of my manner. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Therne] Reference
He is of middle height, stout and thriving-looking, inclined to jocosity, lively, and impudent. From Wordnik.com. [The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I] Reference
Before the sudden wince in his daughter's eyes he reverted instantly to an air of semi-jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [Little Eve Edgarton] Reference
Page 3 starts off with the old jocosity to the effect that people talk too much about the weather. From Wordnik.com. [Prejudices : first series,] Reference
The superficial, no doubt, will mistake this little book for a somewhat laborious attempt at jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind] Reference
On shore Good is a gentle, mild-mannered man, and given to jocosity; but, as we found to our cost, Good in. From Wordnik.com. [Allan Quatermain] Reference
He referred the point to Westover, who knew an inner earnestness in it, in spite of Whitwell's habit of outside jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete] Reference
"I might have lent you one, only it is rather large for a little girl," he added, speaking with a sort of artificial jocosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Privet Hedge] Reference
To be bald is no more than a genial jocosity, a harmless foible -- but to have dandruff is almost as bad as to have beri-beri. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Burlesques] Reference
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