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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: facétieux, from facétie 'joke'

facetious

 adjective
     
fa‧ce‧tious
saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are really silly and annoying:
Don't be so facetious!
facetious comments
—facetiously adverb
—facetiousness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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