tongue-in-cheek
cleverly amusing in tone (Freq. 2) - a bantering tone - facetious remarks - tongue-in-cheek advice • Syn: bantering, facetious • Similar to: humorous, humourous • Derivationally related forms: facetiousness (for: facetious)
1. in a bantering fashion - he spoke to her banteringly • Syn: banteringly • Derived from adjective: bantering (for: banteringly) 2. not seriously - I meant it facetiously • Syn: facetiously, jokingly • Derived from adjective: joking (for: jokingly), facetious (for: facetiously)
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