Meaning of JESTING
| Pronunciation: | | 'jesting
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| | Definition: | | [adj] characterized by jokes and good humor |
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| | Synonyms: | | humorous, humourous, jocose, jocular, joking |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jest"ing\, a.
Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.
He will find that these are no jesting matters.
--Macaulay.
\Jest"ing\, n.
The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
--Eph. v. 4.
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| | Related Terms: | | Attic, bantering, biting, brilliant, chaffing, clever, droll, facetious, fooling, funny, hazing, humorous, humorsome, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, jollying, joshing, keen, keen-witted, kidding, mordant, nimble-witted, pointed, pungent, quick-witted, ragging, rapier-like, razzing, ribbing, roasting, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, teasing, twitting, whimsical, witty |
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