a. Obs. [f. L. jocāt-, ppl. stem of jocārī to joke: see -ORY.] Characterized by joking; jocular.
1576. Fleming, Panopl. Epist., Epil. B iv b. An epistle … Jocatorie.
1586. A. Day, Eng. Secretary, II. (1625), 67. And next … will we passe unto the title Jocatorie. The letters of this sute are such as of some pleasant conceited vaine, do proceed from one familiar friend … to another.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Iocatory, pertaining to jesting.
