jocular (j&obreve_;k&uuptack_;l&etilde_;r), a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See Joke.]
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1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
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2. Sportive; merry. “Jocular exploits.” Cowper.
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The style is partly serious and partly jocular. Dryden.
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