jocular
adjective/ˈdʒɒkjələ(r)/
/ˈdʒɑːkjələr/
(formal)- humorous
- a jocular comment
- He tried to sound jocular.
- She explained in a jocular fashion that I was the problem.
- (of a person) enjoying making people laugh synonym jolly see also joke
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.
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