facetious /fəˈsiːʃəs/ adjective3 •Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious. •Pleasantly humorous; jocular. •humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite. formsmore facetious · most facetious