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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
- "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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