Word: facetiously
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: fa
ce
tious
ly
Definition: In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Morphemes:
Affix: facetious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: facētus
Language: la
Decoded: facetus
Meaning: witty
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.