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jocose
UK /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/ US /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/
adj 2
Collocations
3JOCOSE + NOUN
flesh-eaters
PREP.
with
ADV.
always
Definitions
adj
1
given to jesting; habitually jolly
Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?
Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.
2
playful; characterized by joking
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — characterized by jokes and good humor
- jesting
- jocular
- joking
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look
Wiktionary02
Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.
Wiktionary03
The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.
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