jocular
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This, and my being esteem'd a pretty good riggite, that is, a jocular verbal satirist, supported my consequence in the society.
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- adjective Characterized by joking.
- adjective Given to joking.
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- He was playful and jocular, and rejoiced in the society of children and young people, especially when well-informed and modest. — The Life of Thomas Telford
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This, and my being esteem'd a pretty good riggite, that is, a jocular verbal satirist, supported my consequence in the society.
— The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1994 Edition) -
I think the president's press conference was very weird in the sense that it was in this kind of jocular, frat boy, tall snapping (ph) mood.
— CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2006 - Ambassador to France; and all the talk was jocular or semi-jocular, and personal â” mere cheap chaff. — The Life and Letters of Walter H Page
- Her sister writes: â” 'The old genius was extremely jocular, and the young one very pleasant. — Life Of Johnson
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- Latin ioculāris, droll, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.
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/ (jŏkˈyə-lər)/
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