😄 Full of jokes ⚠️ Unreliable

joky

1 4.6

Full of jokes to make people laugh

adjective
/ˈjoʊki/

: bromista

Even like stocking fillers, little jokey presents, main presents, everything.

Examples

Now Carl is the intellect and now he a a jokey, jokey and through the Thor boy wit wit, mind you, wit some glitter special effects.
His joky attitude made the whole group laugh during the meeting.
She wrote a joky letter filled with puns and funny anecdotes.
The comedian's joky style charmed the audience from the start.

Synonyms

jokey

vsjoky

Informal

6 3.9

Said or done to be funny rather than serious

is intended to be lighthearted rather than merely not serious

jocular

vsjoky

3 6.8

Playful and friendly in a joking way

is intended humor rather than a stable personal habit

jocose

vsjoky

Formal

1 8.7

Playful and joking to make people laugh

is aimed at lighthearted intentional humor rather than general character

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

somber

1 4.2

Dark and dull in color, not bright

How Playful

comic

70 1.9

jocular

3 6.8

joky

1 4.6

lighthearted

17 3.7

Surface Forms

joky positive

Morphology

joky = joke (transparent) = joke + y

Formed from the noun 'joke' plus the adjectival suffix '-y', giving the straightforward meaning 'full of jokes' or 'playful'.

Etymology

Joky comes from the familiar word joke plus the ending -y, so it literally means 'full of jokes' or 'playful'; that's why we call a person or remark joky when it is light and funny.