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jocose

adj
/d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/UK/d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/US

Etymology

From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

  1. derived from iocōsus

Definitions

  1. given to jesting

    given to jesting; habitually jolly

    • Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.
    • The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.

  2. playful

    playful; characterized by joking

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Derived

jocosely, jocoseness, jocoserious, jocosity, unjocose

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA