Facetious

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

facetious
    adj 1: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
           remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering},
           {facetious}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See
   {Faceti[ae]}.]
   1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,
      a facetious companion.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;
      as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.
      -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "facetious":
      Attic, biting, blithe, brilliant, clever, comic, comical, droll,
      funny, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund,
      joking, joky, jolly, joshing, jovial, keen, keen-witted, laughable,
      ludicrous, merry, mordant, nimble-witted, pointed, pungent,
      quick-witted, rapier-like, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp,
      smart, sparkling, sprightly, whimsical, witty

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