See facetious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "spotterig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "epäasiallinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "näsäviisas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "facétieux"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "spöttisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "spöttelnd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "sarkastisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "scherzhaft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "spaßhaft"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "flippant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spaugsamur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "flippant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gamansamur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "faceto"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "neseriózen",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "несерио́зен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "lekómislen",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "леко́мислен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zákačliv",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "за́качлив"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neserʹjóznyj",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "несерьёзный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "fisgón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "socarrón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flippant",
"tags": [
"Mexico"
],
"word": "faceto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "lättvindig"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "ysmala"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "flippant",
"word": "gwamal"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabaven",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "забавен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "grappig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "hyväntuulinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "leikillinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "facétieux"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "spaßig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "witzig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "lustig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "humorvoll"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "drollig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eftrápelos",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "ευτράπελος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "tréfálkozó"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "faceto"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hyōkin",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "剽軽"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sméšen",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "сме́шен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zábaven",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "за́бавен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "šégovit",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "ше́говит"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "faceto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šutlívyj",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "шутли́вый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šútočnyj",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "шу́точный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zabávnyj",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "заба́вный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"obsolete"
],
"word": "faceto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gracioso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "facecioso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "skämtsam"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "arabus"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "cellweirus"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pleasantly humorous, jocular",
"word": "doniol"
}
],
"word": "facetious"
}
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