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facetiously, adv.|fəˈsiːʃəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a facetious manner.
1727–36in Bailey. 1731Waterland Scripture Vind. ii. 9 B. answers, very facetiously. 1749Fielding Tom Jones i. iii, Pages which certain droll authors have been facetiously pleased to call The History of England. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xix, Sir Mulberry Hawk leered upon his friends most facetiously. 1885Manch. Exam 6 May 6/1 The private view, facetiously so-called. |