jokingly
27
2.0
- adverb
- /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋli/
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- During the meeting, she jokingly suggested that everyone wear silly hats on Fridays.
- jokingly said
- jokingly remarked
- jokingly told
And that's why I jokingly will call things out.
- And that's why I jokingly will call things out.
- The wedding took place and after saying our vows I jokingly said till dishes do us part.
- The food is very spicy and not jokingly spicy.
- In fact, she does it kind of jokingly.
- And a lot of if you look up back, like my first couple of talk shows, I'm jokingly slagging it off a lot.
- OK, when I say you could put several percent on GDP and economic growth, OK, I'm jokingly sad and I'm only half joking here.
- He was like, yeah, I jokingly called it Planet Bree with you on this show multiple times.
- I'm saying this jokingly, but not really, because who knows the truth of anything in this world.
- In the midst of a deep conversation, I jokingly ask when he's going to officially ask me out, and he drops a bombshell.
- So for a while Elon was calling it kind of jokingly truth GPT.
- Now, if it comes across as, you know, jokingly, but it's the truth.
- And I, the time I was like, sort of jokingly, I was like killing ISIS.
- We also said jokingly that Mexico would obviously know it was America.
- So many people say this, some people say it jokingly, but this is not the affectionate take on this.
Examples
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At public events, friends jokingly presented me to outside visitors as "the first gringo citizen of Pagador."
Academic text (2002) -
I took a little walk over to the city engineer this morning and sort of jokingly mentioned these changes as something we might consider for the future.
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We also said jokingly that Mexico would obviously know it was America.
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I call her, jokingly, "The Wife."
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"Some woman," I say jokingly, mocking myself as much as him.
Fiction book (1996) -
The wedding took place and after saying our vows I jokingly said till dishes do us part.
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OK, when I say you could put several percent on GDP and economic growth, OK, I'm jokingly sad and I'm only half joking here.
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"I blame the whole thing on her," Dent says jokingly of the 2006 controversy.
Academic text (2008) -
Teachers jokingly pointed out that students remembered TAP lesson time, even if teachers had forgotten.
Academic text (2013) -
Another partner tries to soften the remark by saying jokingly: "You don't really mean that, do you?"
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
18
1.4
In a fun, teasing way
15
7.4
Said jokingly and not meant to be taken seriously
13
3.7
Said to show something is funny and not serious
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
9
6.6
In a joking way not meant to be taken seriously
5
5.3
People say it as a joke and do not mean it seriously
5
3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
3
3.7
In a playful way that makes someone laugh or feel a little annoyed
3
8.0
In a way that shows little respect and treats things lightly
3
8.1
In a joking way that is not meant to be taken seriously
2
4.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
1
6.1
In a quick, clever way that makes people laugh
1
3.6
To say or do something in a joking way without being serious
1
7.1
In a joking way to make people laugh
Said or done as a joke and not meant to be serious
In a joking way that is not serious
In a joking way to make people laugh
In a playful joking way to make people laugh
Speaks or acts in a joking way
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jokingly comes from the simple word joke, which means 'a funny story or remark', plus the ending -ly, which makes it mean 'in a ... way', like in quickly. The old form jocus meant 'fun', so jokingly is doing something 'not seriously' or 'as a joke'.