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Webster 1913 Edition


jocose

jo-cose′

(jō̍-kōs′)
,
Adj.
[L
jocosus
, fr.
jocus
joke. See
Joke
.]
Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.
To quit their austerity and be
jocose
and pleasant with an adversary.
Shaftesbury.
jo-cose′ly
,
adv.
jo-cose′ness
,
Noun.
Spondanus
imagines that
Ulysses
may possibly speak
jocosely
, but in truth
Ulysses
never behaves with levity.
Broome.
He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like
jocoseness
; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life.
Buckle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jocose

JOCO'SE

,
Adj.
[L. jocosus, from jocus, a joke.]
1.
Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used of persons.
2.
Containing a joke; sportive; merry; as jocose or comical airs.

Definition 2024


jocose

jocose

English

Adjective

jocose (comparative more jocose, superlative most jocose)

  1. given to jest; habitually jolly
  2. playful; characterized by joking

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:witty

Translations

Related terms


Latin

Adjective

jocōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of jocōsus

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