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FACETIOUS most nearly means

ABrave only
BSerious only
CFoolish only
DJoking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Joking
1. Facetious describes humour, often inappropriate. 2. Synonym: joking. 3. Serious is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_
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