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jocose
/ dʒəˈkɒsɪtɪ; dʒəˈkəʊs /
adjective
- characterized by humour; merry
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Derived Forms
- joˈcoseness, noun
- joˈcosely, adverb
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Other Words From
- jo·cosely adverb
- jo·coseness noun
- quasi-jo·cose adjective
- quasi-jo·cosely adverb
- unjo·cose adjective
- unjo·cosely adverb
- unjo·coseness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jocose1
C17: from Latin jocōsus given to jesting, from jocus joke
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Synonym Study
See jovial.
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Example Sentences
He is the principal writer of Italian jocose poetry, which has ever since retained the name of poesia Bernesca.
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Then a whole row of books on a loosely packed shelf toppled over on each other with soft jocose slaps.
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Most serious, though with a jocose dialect commonly, having a cheerful wit in speaking to men.
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He was genial and jocose, sunburnt and romantically allusive.
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I do not grasp all your teachings, but I bow to them,' answered the deputy, having recovered enough presence of mind to be jocose.
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