humorously

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DePree, now a British citizen who sometimes humorously styles himself as Hopwood XIV, also obtained grants from various Heritage organizations, including a highly coveted one for £250,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A related area is to attack hypocrisy — both humorously and seriously.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

According to Ms Fritsche, "rabbit" was used humorously because only the wealthy could afford real rabbit, making the cheesy toast a "poor person's substitute".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

Later on TikTok, Siemienowski posted another video of her knock to the noggin, this time humorously set to music.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

“Well, that’s a load off my mind,” he said humorously.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie