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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. cleverly amusing in tone;
- Example: "a bantering tone"
- Example: "facetious remarks"
- Example: "tongue-in-cheek advice"
[syn: bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek]


ADVERB (2)

1. in a bantering fashion;
- Example: "he spoke to her banteringly"
[syn: banteringly, tongue-in-cheek]

2. not seriously;
- Example: "I meant it facetiously"
[syn: facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tongue-in-cheek
    adv 1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
           [syn: banteringly, tongue-in-cheek]
    2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously,
       jokingly, tongue-in-cheek]
    adj 1: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
           remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering,
           facetious, tongue-in-cheek]