chaffinglyadv.
/ˈtʃɑːfɪŋli/, /ˈtʃafɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈtʃæfɪŋli/ colloquial (not in North American use).
In a manner characterized by good-humoured teasing or banter; playfully, jokingly.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [adverb]
rallyingly1669
banteringly1691
quizzically1810
quizzingly1831
japishly1888
joshingly1957
1840 Manch. Courier 19 Dec. 7/4 Spencer by no means looked bucky, and seemed in high spirits, for he held three sovereigns in his hand, which he ‘chaffingly’ shook at Ben, inviting him to bet £5 or £50 upon the race.
1871 Daily News 24 Jan. The men took to criticising each other's performances, not chaffingly, but quite seriously.
1883 R. Proctor in Knowledge 13 July 28/1 A habit chaffingly attributed to the Missourian belles.
1977 Daily Mail 27 Apr. 17/3 Poor ‘Hughie’, as we chaffingly dubbed him, never quite fitted in.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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ˈchaffingly
ˈchaffingly adv.
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1871 Daily News 24 Jan. The men took to criticising each other's performances, not chaffingly, but quite seriously.
1883 Proctor in Knowledge 13 July 28/1 A habit chaffingly attributed to the Missourian belles.
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