Jocose

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  jocose \jo*cose"\ (j[-o]*k[=o]s"), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus
     joke. See {Joke}.]
     Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding
     in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.
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           To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with
           an adversary.                            --Shaftesbury.
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           All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded.
                                                    --I. Watts.
  
     Syn: Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish;
          sportive; funny; comical. -- {jo*cose"ly}, adv. --
          {jo*cose"ness}, n.
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                Spondanus imagines that Ulysses may possibly speak
                jocosely, but in truth Ulysses never behaves with
                levity.                             --Broome.
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                He must beware lest his letter should contain
                anything like jocoseness; since jesting is
                incompatible with a holy and serious life.
                                                    --Buckle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jocose
       adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jesting}, {jocular},
              {joking}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "jocose":
     Attic, biting, blithe, brilliant, clever, comic, comical, droll,
     facetious, funny, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocular, jocund,
     joking, joky, jolly, joshing, jovial, keen, keen-witted, laughable,
     ludicrous, mordant, nimble-witted, playful, pointed, pungent,
     quick-witted, rapier-like, roguish, salt, salty, scintillating,
     sharp, smart, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical,
     witty