FACETIOUS

(adj.) cleverly amusing in tone
"a bantering tone", "facetious remarks", "tongue-in-cheek advice"
synonyms : bantering , tongue-in-cheek
after a while, she learnt to take his bantering in the light way it was meant to be taken. -added by diviya_inlas
a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating -added by nithi

Selected Mnemonic for facetious

(Tag: Global) mnemonic (memory aid) : FACETIOUS ~ face + t + (ser) ious; if you ever face any facetious remarks, you should not take them seriously.
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Mnemonics for facetious

(Tag: ) someone who makes funny faces Facetious>>>Face is not Serious
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(Tag: ) Face-tease, tease by making funny faces
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(Tag: ) FACE....SO THINK OF someone who never give serious look on his face.
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(Tag: eng) take facetious remarks in a facetious manner and enjoy life
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(Tag: English) Sarcasm can be both positive and negative; facetiousness is only the positive form. Facial expressions are typically only used during sarcasm to add humor. So if the FACE is involved, its amusing. Think: Sarcastic Face.
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(Tag: ) make a mockery of hitler's mustache . be cause he is a FACIST
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(Tag: ) face ticklish
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(Tag: ) FACETIOUS = face + ti + o + us; That is now making gossip towards us.
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(Tag: ) face teasing in serious times,being funny in an inappropriate situation
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