jocose

Definition

given to jesting; habitually jolly

Etymology

From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose."

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