jokingly

jokingly
[[t]ʤo͟ʊkɪŋli[/t]]
ADV: ADV with v
If you say or do something jokingly, you say or do it with the intention of amusing someone, rather than with any serious meaning or intention.

Sarah jokingly called her `my monster'...

She frowned at him, only half-jokingly.


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  • Jokingly — Jok ing*ly, adv. In a joking way; sportively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jokingly — adv. Jokingly is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑refer, ↑remark, ↑say, ↑suggest …   Collocations dictionary

  • jokingly — adverb 1. not seriously I meant it facetiously • Syn: ↑facetiously, ↑tongue in cheek • Derived from adjective: ↑joking, ↑facetious (for: ↑facetiously) …   Useful english dictionary

  • jokingly — adverb see joke II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jokingly — See joke. * * * …   Universalium

  • jokingly — adverb in a joking manner …   Wiktionary

  • jokingly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. facetiously, in jest, jocularly; see humorously …   English dictionary for students

  • jokingly — adv. kiddingly, teasingly, in jest …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jokingly — jok·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • jokingly — See: joke …   English dictionary

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