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Synonyms for jocularly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : jok-yuh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒk yə lər



Définition of jocularly

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin iocularis "funny, comic," from ioculus, diminutive of iocus (see joke (n.)). Implies evasion of an issue by a joke.
  • As in jokingly : adv humorously
Example sentences :
  • "There's plenty of room for nephews and nieces," Mr. Withells said jocularly.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • "S'pose you're a millionaire by this time, chicken," said the youth, jocularly.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • "You may reach the city after the banks are closed for the day, you know," he added, jocularly.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • It was jocularly styled the 'tea table,' and was used as a whipping place also.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
  • I talked volubly, jocularly, persuasively, tenderly; I talked in a subdued tone.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • "It's the only way to get leave to England," said Robson jocularly.
  • Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
  • "You're well off in your acquaintance," said M'Iver, jocularly.
  • Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
  • The Pawnee war, as it was jocularly called, did not last long.
  • Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve
  • "You said that Irving had a pull and the Millers hadn't," he said jocularly.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Jocularly applied to those who are tall and of "genteel" build.
  • Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

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