jokingly

Everyday

Jokingly means in a joking way, not seriously, to be funny. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and everyday life it tells the reader that words were not meant seriously. Phrases: say jokingly, jokingly called, half jokingly.

Examples

• "You're so slow!" she said jokingly. tree →
• Dad jokingly called the dog "Your Majesty". tree →
• He jokingly asked if he could have all the cake. tree →
• I only said it jokingly, so please don't be upset. tree →
• The team jokingly called their old bus "the Rocket". tree →
• Half jokingly, Mum said she would sell my brother. tree →
• And so this Soldier gets alongside of the merchant's daughter, and says to her jokingly-- tree →

Note

From joke + -ingly. Similar: teasingly, playfully, in jest. Careful: something said jokingly can still hurt someone's feelings.