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/fəˈsiːʃəsli/ · adverb
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor..
Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked on Thursday about Trump suggesting multiple times that the midterms should be canceled. She claimed Trump was just “speaking facetiously,” and “simply joking.”
Use facetiously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Facetiously means In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor..
Common synonyms include flippantly, humorously, jocularly, playfully.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
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