jocose
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The more sorry because I felt that the Jocose Swede had come near having me as the butt of his little joke, instead of Cockney.
From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman
"Jocose as ever, Mehitabel," observed the doctor, going to work at once with swift and delicate precision.
From The Puritans by Bates, Arlo
Jocose as was the manner of it, it throws light upon his idea of his duty in the state.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson
Jocose, jo-kōs′, adj. full of jokes: humorous: merry.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Jocose follies, and slight offences, are only allowed by mankind in him that overpowers them by great qualities.
From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel
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Heart of Darkness
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Lee Surrenders to Grant (1865)
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Intermediate, List 12
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