jocose \jo*cose"\ (j[-o]*k[=o]s"), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus
joke. See Joke.]
Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding
in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.
[1913 Webster]
To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with
an adversary. --Shaftesbury.
[1913 Webster]
All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded.
--I. Watts.
Syn: Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish;
sportive; funny; comical. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jocosely
adv : with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject
jocularly" [syn: jocular]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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