jocose

Definitions

From Latin jocōsus, 'full of jokes' (joc + -ose, 'full of'). Nearly a synonym of jocular but rarer and more bookish — a word for a teasing, merry manner in formal or literary prose.

Common Collocations

• 1.jocose tone诙谐的语气
• 2.jocose remark诙谐的言论

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The professor was known for his jocose asides during lectures.

• 2.

  He wrote in a jocose tone that lightened the heavy subject.