jokingly

English

Etymology

From joking +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoʊ.kɪŋ.li/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒəʊ.kɪŋ.liː/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈdʒəʊ.kɪŋ.lɪ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

jokingly (comparative more jokingly, superlative most jokingly)

1. In a joking manner.
   • 2015, Jon Birger, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game‎^[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.

Derived terms

• half-jokingly

Translations

jokingly

• Esperanto: ŝerce
• Polish: żartem, żartobliwie (pl), w żartobliwy sposób