facetious
Joking, not sincere
The adjective facetious means not serious.
Facetious humor treats serious things as if they were trivial.
A facetious remark or comment is one that is not serious, often in a way that is inappropriate: The comments section of the story about the Prince’s engagement is full of facetious remarks.
Because of its association with being inappropriate, facetious often has a negative connotation.
Inclined to jest
whimsical · lighthearted · tongue-in-cheek · quip · wisecrack · jest · banter · joking
Carelessly disrespectful
- glibSuperficially articulate
- untimelyOccurring too soon
- ill-timedOccurring at wrong moment
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
misplaced · tactless · irreverent · dismissive · insensitive · offhand · cavalier · impertinent
jocular
Inclined to jest
comical · whimsical · lighthearted · tongue-in-cheek · quip · wisecrack · jest · banter · joking · funny
flippant
Carelessly disrespectful
unsuitable · misplaced · tactless · irreverent · dismissive · insensitive · offhand · cavalier · impertinent · unserious
sardonic
Grimly mocking
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
sneering · derisive · scornful · contemptuous · snide · taunting · ridiculing · jeering · scoffing · disparaging
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
bantering · jolly · frolicsome · giddy · antics · roguish · prankish · kidding · ribbing · joshing