jestingly
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6.4
- adverb
- /ˈdʒɛstɪŋli/
- He spoke emphatically, jestingly, seriously, informatively, for all she knew, well-meaningly.
Examples
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The English painter Edward Norgate jestingly defined the drawing academy as "a room where, in the middle, a hired long-sided porter or such like is to be set, stand, or hang naked sometimes in a posture for two or three hours."
Academic text (2015) -
As we shall see, Theseus in fact considers the night's affairs to be what Oberon jestingly describes them as: "fruitless vision," an inconsequential collective hallucination.
Academic text (1998) -
He jestingly claimed that he would win a marathon without training.
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She said, jestingly, that she could eat the entire cake by herself.
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During the meeting, he jestingly suggested that they should all take a vacation instead of working.
Synonyms
34
3.7
Said to show something is funny and not serious
26
2.0
Said or done as a joke and not meant seriously
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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7.4
Said jokingly and not meant to be taken seriously
10
6.6
In a joking way not meant to be taken seriously
5
3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
3.0
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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3.7
In a playful way that makes someone laugh or feel a little annoyed
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8.1
In a joking way that is not meant to be taken seriously
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3.6
To say or do something in a joking way without being serious
1
7.3
In a playful way that breaks small rules to make people laugh
1
4.2
In a silly, awkward way that looks funny
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7.1
In a joking way to make people laugh
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6.7
Said or done as a joke and not meant to be serious
1
6.2
Speaks or acts in a joking way
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8.3
In a joking way to make people laugh
1
7.7
In a playful, teasing way that shows you are joking
Antonyms
How Joking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jestingly comes from the simple word jest, which means 'a joke', plus the ending -ly that makes it mean 'in a joking way'. It is related to jester, 'a person who makes jokes', so jestingly means doing something in a playful, not serious, way.