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单词 jocularly
释义

jocular

adjective

joc·​u·​lar ˈjä-kyə-lər How to pronounce jocular (audio)
1
: said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
jocular remarks
2
: given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund
a jocular man
jocularity
ˌjä-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce jocular (audio)
-ˈla-rə-
noun
jocularly
ˈjä-kyə-lər-lē How to pronounce jocular (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • clever
  • facetious
  • humorous
  • smart
  • witty
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Example Sentences

a jocular man who could make the most serious people smile made the jocular observation that the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start off with a large fortune
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Word History

Etymology

Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus — see jocose

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2

jocularly

adverb

as in laughingly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • laughingly
  • lightheartedly
  • friendly
  • good-naturedly
  • good-humoredly
  • blithely
  • breezily
  • friendlily
  • sunnily
  • amicably
  • sanguinely
  • optimistically
  • amusedly
  • gladly
  • joyously
  • jocosely
  • jovially
  • exuberantly
  • giddily
  • joyfully
  • hopefully
  • cheerfully
  • smilingly
  • elatedly
  • cheerily
  • mirthfully
  • rapturously
  • blithesomely
  • merrily
  • gladsomely
  • blissfully
  • euphorically
  • heartily
  • gigglingly
  • happily
  • gayly
  • gaily
  • brightly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unhappily
  • morosely
  • darkly
  • heavily
  • plaintively
  • dolefully
  • mournfully
  • miserably
  • sorrowfully
  • bleakly
  • sternly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • sourly
  • cheerlessly
  • dejectedly
  • sulkily
  • glumly
  • dispiritedly
  • abjectly
  • sullenly
  • wretchedly
  • dourly
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • dolorously
  • mirthlessly
  • pessimistically
  • blackly
  • drearily
  • dismally
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