jocular

[US]/ˈdʒɒkjələ(r)/
[UK]/ˈdʒɑːkjələr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. fond of joking, humorous

Example Sentences

she sounded in a jocular mood.

Glanders, the atrocious Captain of Dragoons, when informed of the occurrence by Mrs. Glanders, whistled and made jocular allusions to it at dinner time.

He is known for his jocular sense of humor.

The jocular atmosphere at the party put everyone at ease.

She couldn't help but laugh at his jocular remarks.

The comedian's jocular performance had the audience in stitches.

His jocular nature makes him a favorite among his colleagues.

They enjoyed a jocular conversation over dinner.

Despite the serious topic, he managed to inject a jocular tone into his speech.

The jocular banter between the friends lightened the mood.

Her jocular attitude towards life is infectious.

The jocular exchange of jokes between the siblings made the car ride more enjoyable.

Real-world Examples

It can be serious, but it's usually jocular.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

The definitions tend to stress different and jocular, funny, humorous, inventive, that kind of thing.

Source: 6 Minute English

Well, I accept your jocular insult as a token of bonding.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 3 _ Warm and Funny Family Comedy

Both of them enjoyed a jig and jive to the jocular music " jingle bells" .

Source: Pan Pan

They shook their heads, and some one made a jocular remark which I did not catch, but which raised a general laugh.

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

To whom this honourable and jocular, member fraternally said one day, 'Jem, there's a good opening among the hard Fact fellows, and they want men.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

She was glad to do as he asked: her knees were a little shaky, and unable to continue in that jocular tone she kept silent.

Source: Veil

She was incapable of elaborate artifice, and she resorted to no jocular device—to no affectation of the belief that she had been maligned—to learn what she desired.

Source: Washington Square

At stake are bragging rights for graduates and students who compete with glee clubs, marching bands, and tailgate spreads, ribbing their rivals to gain the upper hand, keeping their jocular rivalry vibrant.

Source: Entering Harvard University

To have this happen with him, of all people, with Rhett who had no respect for women! She cried, expecting some coarse and jocular remark from him which she would never be able to forget.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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