How do you spell Facetious?
Correct spelling
facetious
Remember: faCEtious has 'face' + 'tious' - like a face making jest
Why is facetious spelled this way?
From Latin facetia, jest. Something facetious treats serious things lightly — humor deployed where gravity was expected.
Common misspellings of facetious
facetuousfacitiousfascetiousfacetius
Example
His facetious comment about the budget crisis didn't go over well with the board members.