Synonyms for jokingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : johk
Phonetic Transcription : dʒoʊk


Définition of jokingly

Origin :
  • 1660s, "to make a joke," from Latin iocari "to jest, joke," from iocus (see joke (n.)). Related: Joked; joking.
  • adv humorously
Example sentences :
  • "You're being shadowed by the police," said the other, jokingly.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • Brown decided that Atkins was, as he had jokingly called him, a man with a past.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Later on he said jokingly that she was the best man of them all.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • Rigerboos asked her, jokingly, if the girls were at the casino.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • "I would rather it shook its back than mine," said I jokingly.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • "Let's discover the north pole while we're at it," suggested Jerry jokingly.
  • Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
  • "It looks like a jeweler's box," she said jokingly as she opened it.
  • Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence
  • Max had heard men say jokingly or solemnly of each other, "He has the cafard."
  • Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
  • Really, Eric,” exclaimed Fritz jokingly, “you surpass yourself!
  • Extract from : « Fritz and Eric » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • The fishermen said, jokingly, that he had better go and call him.
  • Extract from : « Venice » by Dorothy Menpes

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