Facetiously

[fə'si:ʃəsli;fə'siʃəsli]

Definition

(adv.) not seriously; 'I meant it facetiously'.

Edited by Estelle--From WordNet

Examples

As there are no dromedaries at hand, the band facetiously plays The Camels are coming. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Suppose, as people facetiously say, you were to tell me. Plato. The Republic.

Edited by Estelle

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