Looking for sentences and phrases with the word jocosity? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
But the truth is, he flouted these rules to flaunt his jocosity.
Like most of the BBC's new breed, he is always on message, and avuncular to a fault, addicted to unnecessary jocosity – what we doctors call John Inverdale syndrome.
Examples from Classical Literature
Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent.
The purity of woman and the reality of religion are not considered topics for jocosity.
Miss Joanna Baillie tried her hand at an imitation, but the jocosity of the real thing is not feminine.
Isn't the thing he lacks the back-slapping jocosity that passes for humor here?
The superficial, no doubt, will mistake this little book for a somewhat laborious attempt at jocosity.
The result was apparent in the jocosity of this heavy Mr. Mavering's reply.
Ayre accepted his friend's jocosity and his own excitement with equal placidity.
At the first his extremely youthful appearance and his jocosity of manner stood in the way.
But it was only with a favoured few that she descended to jocosity.
The scherzo evinces a taking jocosity with a serious interval.
His features were not naturally intended to wear a smiling aspect, but he was in general rather given to professional jocosity.
