Today’s “Word of the Day” is “facetious“ and it is an adjective meaning “try to be funny & clever inappropriately in a situation where you ought to be serious; joking, flippant, witty, humorous, smart (particularly at an inappropriate time and so it is not meant to be taken seriously)“.
Example Sentence: The U.S. president Donald Trump sparked fresh anger and disbelief on Thursday after he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. His latest attempt to stoke fear and instability led to an incredulous (disbelieving) Joe Biden asking reporters: “What country are we in? I’m being facetious. I said, what country are we in? Look, he says the most irrational things. I don’t know what to say.”
This word is present in The Guardian article Top Republicans dismiss Trump’s refusal to commit to peaceful transfer and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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