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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOC'ULAR, a. [L. jocularis, from jocus, a joke.]
1. Jocose; waggish; merry; given to jesting; used of persons.
2. Containing jokes; sportive; not serious; as a jocular expression or style.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking] adv
1: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: jocosely, jocular]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus Date: 1626 1. given to jesting ; habitually jolly or jocund 2. characterized by jesting ; playful Synonyms: see witty • jocularity noun • jocularly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 merry; fond of joking. 2 of the nature of a joke; humorous. Derivatives: jocularity n. (pl. -ies). jocularly adv. Etymology: L jocularis f. joculus dimin. of jocus jest

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jocular Joc"u*lar, a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See Joke.] 1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person. 2. Sportive; merry. ``Jocular exploits.'' --Cowper. The style is serious and partly jocular. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that someone has a jocular manner, you mean that they are cheerful and often make jokes or try to make people laugh. (FORMAL) He was in a less jocular mood than usual... = jovial ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. See jocose.

Moby Thesaurus

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