jocularlyadv.
/ˈdʒɒkjᵿləli/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑkjələrli/ In a jocular manner; jestingly; in joke.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adverb] > in a jesting manner
merrilyc1395
japinglya1420
pleasantly1552
jestingly1569
facetiously1598
facetely1620
joculatorily1623
sportively1631
lepidly1653
jocularly1655
jocundarily1660
ludicrouslya1678
drollingly1684
jokingly1700
jocosely1725
humorously1752
drolly1791
jest-wise1844
side-splittingly1859
japishly1888
jokily1976
1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 85 Riddles,..which she used jocularly, like dice upon occasions, only contesting with such as provoked her.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 278 He has sometimes suffered me to talk jocularly of his groupe of females.
1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. ii. 16 Henry..jocularly placed the Archbishop's cap on his head.
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