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Jokingly
see synonyms of jokinglyAdverb
1. jestingly, jokingly
in jest
Example Sentences:'I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Jokingly
see synonyms of jokinglyn.
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank: played a joke on his roommate.
3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality: Their delivery service is a joke.
4. Informal
a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
v. joked, jok·ing, jokes
v.intr.
1. To tell or play jokes; jest.
2. To speak in fun; be facetious: You have to be joking.
v.tr.
To say or write as a joke.
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