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81Le Songe d'une nuit d'été — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Le Songe d une nuit d été (homonymie). Le Songe d une nuit d été …
82waggishly — See waggish. * * * …
83amusing — amusingly, adv. amusingness, n. /euh myooh zing/, adj. 1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker. 2. causing laughter or mirth; humorously entertaining: an amusing joke. [1590 1600; AMUSE + ING2] Syn. 1. charming, cheering,… …
84droll — drollness, n. drolly, adv. /drohl/, adj., droller, drollest, n., v. adj. 1. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. n. 2. a droll person; jester; wag. v.i. 3. Archaic. to jest; joke. [1615 25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol …
85drollery — /droh leuh ree/, n., pl. drolleries. 1. something whimsically amusing or funny. 2. an oddly amusing story or jest. 3. a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor. 4. the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting. 5. a comic picture. 6 …
86jocose — jocosely, adv. jocoseness, n. /joh kohs , jeuh /, adj. given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner. [1665 75; < L jocosus, equiv. to joc(us) JOKE + osus OSE1] Syn. facetious, waggish, witty, funny …
87jocular — jocularly, adv. /jok yeuh leuhr/, adj. given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars. [1620 30; < L jocularis, equiv. to jocul(us) little joke (joc(us) JOKE + ulus… …
88jovial — jovially, adv. jovialness, n. /joh vee euhl/, adj. 1. endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host. 2. (cap.) of or pertaining to the god Jove, or Jupiter. [1580 90; < ML… …
89knavish — knavishly, adv. knavishness, n. /nay vish/, adj. 1. like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy; dishonest. 2. Archaic. waggish; roguish; mischievous. [1350 1400; ME knavyssh. See KNAVE, ISH1] * * * …
90waggery — /wag euh ree/, n., pl. waggeries. 1. the action, spirit, or language of a wag; roguish or droll humor: the waggery of Shakespeare s clowns. 2. a waggish act; jest or joke. [1585 95; WAG + ERY] * * * …
