facetiously in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Later in life, he began to think about donating much of his wealth to charity, facetiously calling it mostly unearned increment.
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For instance, an author may facetiously state something as a well-known fact and then demonstrate through the narrative that the fact is untrue.
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This facetiously jocular attitude is conspicuous in many of their songs, while others represent a more serious reflection on the vicissitudes of life.
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