Synonyms for jocularly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : jok-yuh-ler

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒk yə lər

Définition of jocularly

Origin : 1620s, from Latin iocularis "funny, comic," from ioculus, diminutive of iocus (see joke (n.)). Implies evasion of an issue by a joke.

As in jokingly : adv humorously

Example sentences :

"There's plenty of room for nephews and nieces," Mr. Withells said jocularly.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

"S'pose you're a millionaire by this time, chicken," said the youth, jocularly.
Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper

"You may reach the city after the banks are closed for the day, you know," he added, jocularly.
Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger

It was jocularly styled the 'tea table,' and was used as a whipping place also.
Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews

I talked volubly, jocularly, persuasively, tenderly; I talked in a subdued tone.
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

"It's the only way to get leave to England," said Robson jocularly.
Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

"You're well off in your acquaintance," said M'Iver, jocularly.
Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

The Pawnee war, as it was jocularly called, did not last long.
Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve

"You said that Irving had a pull and the Millers hadn't," he said jocularly.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Jocularly applied to those who are tall and of "genteel" build.
Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

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