jocose

adj

Etymology: From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

1. given to jesting; habitually jolly

   “Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?”

   “Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.”

2. playful; characterized by joking