jocose

“Well aged parent,” said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, “how am you?”

The acoustic trio is fond of inside-out pop covers and original compositions that range from jagged angularity to jocose lyricism.

In every jocose remark and offhand revelation, O’Brien captures an enigma of our species: We continuously broadcast our true selves — our deepest desires, fears and convictions — to anybody willing to listen.

Mr. Battle has a pleasant, jocose style of public address, but Ms Jamison’s is without equal, exciting in rhythm and phrasing, hilarious in off-the-cuff remarks, generous in spirit.

Well you might have to go somewhere else for those jocose jibes and that hit of hope because the Mill feels about as wild and witty as a Banksy this morning.