jocose

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Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/ (UK)

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/d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/ (UK) · /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/ (US) · /d͡ʒoʊˈkoʊs/ (US)

Definition of jocose

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(formal)given to jesting; habitually jolly

“Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?”
“Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.”
“The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.”

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adj

(formal)given to jesting; habitually jolly

“Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?”
“Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.”
“The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.”
(formal)playful; characterized by joking

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From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

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