n. A common tropical American shrub or small tree (Spondias purpurea) with purplish fruit.
a. [ L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See Joke. ] Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous. [ 1913 Webster ]
To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded. I. Watts.
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He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like jocoseness; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Jocose + serious. ] Mingling mirth and seriousness. M. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See Joke. ] Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous. [ 1913 Webster ]
To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded. I. Watts.
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He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like jocoseness; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Jocose + serious. ] Mingling mirth and seriousness. M. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]