facetious

• Thinking the man was an electrician, Mrs. Murphy called a facetious remark to the man The exact wording of the remark Mrs. Murphy had called to the man climbing into the chandelier was not given in any of the newspaper stories, but it was a ribald one. —  115 - The Fiery Menace
• The words “excellent in the quality he professes,” refer most likely to the Poet's acting; while the term facetious is used, apparently, not in the sense it now bears, but in that of felicitous or happy , as was common at that time. —  Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I.
• One of the most facetious, and insulting, arguments I've heard from the insurance industry is "we need tighter regulation, not reform". —  CaroLINES
• All of it is facetious, and none of it explains anything. —  Taipei Times
• While I would imagine that most mainstream tennis journalists and fans alike will realize when he is being facetious, there apparently are those who chose to take him more literally. —  MVN

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