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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. characterized by jokes and good humor;
[syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking]


ADVERB (1)

1. with humor;
- Example: "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"
[syn: jocosely, jocular]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

jocular \joc"u*lar\ (j[o^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See Joke.] [1913 Webster] 1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person. [1913 Webster] 2. Sportive; merry. "Jocular exploits." --Cowper. [1913 Webster] The style is partly serious and partly jocular. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jocular adv 1: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: jocosely, jocular] adj 1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "jocular": Attic, biting, brilliant, buxom, clever, comic, comical, droll, facetious, frivolous, funny, gleeful, hilarious, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocund, joking, joky, jolly, joshing, jovial, joyful, joyous, keen, keen-witted, laughable, laughter-loving, ludicrous, merry, mirth-loving, mirthful, mordant, nimble-witted, playful, pointed, pungent, quick-witted, rapier-like, rejoicing, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp, smart, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, whimsical, witty