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(jŏk′ū̍-lẽr)

Adj.

[L.

jocularis

, fr.

joculus

, dim. of

jocus

joke. See

Given to jesting; jocose;

as, a

jocular

person

Sportive; merry.

“Jocular exploits.”

Cowper.

The style is partly serious and partly

jocular

Dryden.

Adj.

[L. jocularis, from jocus, a joke.]

Jocose; waggish; merry; given to jesting; used of persons.

Containing jokes; sportive; not serious; as a jocular expression or style.