facety

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Playfully rude; feisty. Caribbean,Jamaica
    — My teachers, in the main, thought this was good, but in my parents' opinion I was just simply “facety,” or in plain English, rude or impertinent. Well, the discovery came about as a result of my being “facety” to Mavis.

词形变化

more facety comparative most facety superlative facey alternative

词源

Apparently an alteration of facey (although it is attested slightly later) with epenthetic t; perhaps compare -ety, feisty, or Sranan Tongo fiésti (“dirty, nasty”) (19th century).
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