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Webster 1913 Edition
jocose
jo-cose′
(jō̍-kōs′)
, Adj.
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.
1.
Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used of persons.2.
Containing a joke; sportive; merry; as jocose or comical airs.Definition 2025
jocose
jocose
English
Adjective
jocose (comparative more jocose, superlative most jocose)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:witty
Translations
characterised by joking
Related terms
Latin
Adjective
jocōse
- vocative masculine singular of jocōsus
References
- jocose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “jocose”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.