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Satiric vs Facetious - What's the difference?

satiric | facetious |

As adjectives the difference between satiric and facetious

is that satiric is satirical while facetious is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

satiric

English

Alternative forms

* satirick (obsolete) * satirique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to satire.

    • Synonyms

    * satirical

    facetious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
    • Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious .
  • Pleasantly humorous, jocular.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * facetiously * facetiousness

    External links

    * * * English words that use all vowels in alphabetical order