facetiously
adverb disapproving uk/fəˈsiː.ʃəs.li/ us/fəˈsiː.ʃəs.li/
(尤指不问场合)好开玩笑地;滑稽地,诙谐地
in a way that is not serious, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever about a serious subject
She facetiously challenged him to a ski race. 她开玩笑地向他挑战来一场滑雪比赛。
The finale of the film comes off facetiously. 这部电影的结局很滑稽。
See: facetious
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- The passages were written facetiously.
- Washington Irving's "Knickerbocker History of New York" facetiously begins with the creation of the world.
- He facetiously suggested banning Viking attack boats and hot air balloons.