facetious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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facétieux (-euse)
facetious
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Between 1867 and in 1878 he published three little books of miscellaneous prose and verse, facetious and satirical in character and not of much merit.
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The heading is facetious, as their content would certainly not be appropriate for the nursery.
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Besides, the diver of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing that approves his art.
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Jocular or facetious coinages as conscious back-formation.
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The final words may also be get lost or some other facetious expression.
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Despite the facetious nature of the introduction, the five recipes included in the final 50 lines seem to be genuine, or at least plausible, cosmetic treatments.
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I hope they're not that facetious or anything to do something like that to the school.
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As a metaphor it is used figuratively to characterise ego-driven battling in a pejorative or facetious manner that is often considered vulgar.
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Because of pressure to conform, the victim may switch to false understanding (pretending comprehension of the incomprehensible) after receiving facetious derision from the conspirators.
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It can also refer to more recent slang, some of which features the altering of vowels in certain words for facetious emphasis.
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