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jocular
fond of joking, playfully humorous
Synonyms
- playful
- witty
- facetious
Antonyms
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.
Read it in context
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