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facetious

/fəˈsiːʃəs/
adjective
  1. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

    "Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious."

  2. Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

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