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jocular

adjective/ˈdʒɒkjʊlər/

fond of joking, playfully humorous

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jocular in a sentence

Even during the meeting, his jocular remarks made everyone laugh.

Despite the tense negotiations, the ambassador kept a jocular manner, cracking jokes to ease the room.

Where it comes from

From Latin jocularis 'of jokes'

Memory hook

JOCULAR sounds like 'joke-you-lar' — always cracking a joke.

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