Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the underlined italicized bold part of the sentence.

We must not take his facetious remarks very seriously.

  1. Amusing

  2. Critical

  3. Casual

  4. Flippantly humorous

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Facetious' means treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor, or not meant to be taken seriously. It refers to a particular tone of levity or lack of seriousness that might be inappropriate in certain contexts. 'Flippantly humorous' best captures this sense of treating something with casual, perhaps inappropriate, humor. 'Amusing' is too neutral and positive, 'critical' is opposite in meaning, and 'casual' doesn't capture the specific quality of humorous disregard for seriousness that facetious implies.