joculatory

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adjective

funny; witty

OriginLatin joculatorius →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

adjectivejoculatory (comparative more joculatory, superlative most joculatory)

comparative more joculatory · superlative most joculatory

  1. obsoletefunny; witty

    let me now answer your facetious Letter (of 10 August) with a joculatory line or two

    1654, G. G., letter to Thomas Blount

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
funnyhilariousuproarious

Origin

  1. Latinjoculatorius
  2. Englishjoculatory

Latin joculatorius.

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APA

joculatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joculatory

MLA

“joculatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joculatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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