jocular
         adv 1: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject
                  jocularly" [syn: {jocosely}, {jocular}]
         adj 1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jesting},
                  {jocose}, {jocular}, {joking}]

English Dictionary: jocular	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jocularity n a feeling facetious merriment [syn: jocundity, jocularity] fun characterized by humor Synonym(s): jocosity, jocularity activity characterized by good humor Synonym(s): jest, joke, jocularity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Joe Clark n Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) Synonym(s): Clark, Joe Clark, Charles Joseph Clark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Josiah Willard Gibbs n United States chemist (1839-1903) [syn: Gibbs, {Josiah Willard Gibbs}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juggler n a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jugglery n artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery" the performance of a juggler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jugular adj relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein" n veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular] a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jugular vein n veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jocular \Joc"u*lar\, a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of       jocus joke. See {Joke}.]       1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.          2. Sportive; merry. [bd]Jocular exploits.[b8] --Cowper.                         The style is serious and partly jocular. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jocularity \Joc`u*lar"i*ty\, n.       Jesting; merriment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jocularly \Joc"u*lar*ly\, adv.       In jest; for sport or mirth; jocosely.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Joculary \Joc"u*la*ry\, a. [L. jocularius. Cf. {Jocular}.]       Jocular; jocose; sportive. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juggler \Jug"gler\, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor,       jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester,       joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest,       joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.]       1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand;             one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer.                         As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.                         Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. --Sir                                                                               T. Browne.          2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juggleress \Jug"gler*ess\, n.       1. A female juggler. --T. Warton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jugglery \Jug"gler*y\, n. [OE. & OF. joglerie, F. jonglerie.]       1. The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand.          2. Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, a. [L. jugulum the collar bone, which joins       together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to       jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. jugulaire. See {Join}.]       1. (Anat.)             (a) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the                   jugular vein.             (b) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular                   foramen.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; --             said of certain fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire. See {Jugular}, a.]       1. (Anat.) One of the large veins which return the blood from             the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an             external and an internal, on each side of the neck; --             called also the {jugular vein}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated             forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one             of a division of fishes ({Jugulares}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire. See {Jugular}, a.]       1. (Anat.) One of the large veins which return the blood from             the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an             external and an internal, on each side of the neck; --             called also the {jugular vein}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated             forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one             of a division of fishes ({Jugulares}).