jo·cose \(ˈ)jō|kōs\adjective Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke + -osus -ose — more at joke 1.: given to jokes and jesting : abounding in jokes < felt the preacher was too jocose for his serious position > 2.: having the character of or containing a joke : sportively humorous < made jocose remarks about things the others didn't consider funny at all > Synonyms:see witty