jocose \jō-ˈkōs, jə-\ adjective: 1. given to joking; merry, 2. characterized by joking; humorous
Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke
I hear people use jocular more often than jocose.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Jocose
jocose \jō-ˈkōs, jə-\ adjective: 1. given to joking; merry, 2. characterized by joking; humorous
Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke
I hear people use jocular more often than jocose.
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I would be overjoyed to hear either one; I read "jocose" only because high school students A. associate "jocular" with "jock" and B. are addicted to thesaur... thesauruses. Thesauri. That sounds so wrong. o_o
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