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facetious meaning in Tamil

வேடிக்கையான

/fəˈsiːʃəs/

facetious in Tamil: வேடிக்கையான, விளையாட்டுத்தனமான, பெரும்பொருட்டாக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத. In English, facetious means treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

Tamil words for facetious

வேடிக்கையான, விளையாட்டுத்தனமான, பெரும்பொருட்டாக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத

English meaning of facetious

  1. adjective Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
  2. adjective Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
  3. adjective Humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.

Full definition of facetious

facetious in a sentence

  • Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious.

facetious in other languages

Questions about facetious in Tamil

What is the meaning of facetious in Tamil?
Facetious in Tamil is வேடிக்கையான, விளையாட்டுத்தனமான, பெரும்பொருட்டாக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத.
facetious என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Facetious: வேடிக்கையான, விளையாட்டுத்தனமான, பெரும்பொருட்டாக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத.
What does facetious mean in English?
Facetious means treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: facetious (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: facetious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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