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jocosely

adverb as in humorously

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Hence the name of aunt, by which I continued to call Theresa, and which my friends sometimes jocosely repeated.

Out of court Mr. Hallett, it is said, jocosely offers to bet ten dollars that he "will get Mr. Parker indicted."

She, at first, took what I said jocosely; and in her frolicsome humor, did and said things which made me die of love.

Nick accepted jocosely the attitude of suspense, but there was even more of it in his heart than in his face.

"I fancy I can tell an east wind when I feel it," said Mr. Skratdj, jocosely, to the company.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jocosely, such as: amusingly, jokingly, absurdly, facetiously, ironically, and jovially.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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