; Marcella Ducasses: F - Daily Word Dose

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

F - Daily Word Dose

Facetious - 1. Not meant to be taken seriously or literally (usually about a serious issue): I was only being facetious when I told her that if we wanted to stop having arguments, we should sing together.  2. Joking in an awkward or improper manner; amusing, humorous His facetious sarcasm was inappropriate during the first half of the meeting. 3. Lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing or frivolous: A facetious person.

Fastidious - 1. Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: She is such a fastidious eater.  2. Required or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking: The fastidious artist obsessed over every detail of his artwork.

Fervent -

Flocculent -

Flounder -

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