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facetiously

adverb as in humorously

adverb as in jokingly

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They aren’t even available to purchase on the company’s website, but that didn’t stop the company’s CEO from facetiously asserting that he could neither “confirm nor deny” his assistance in the vice president’s debate prep on LinkedIn.

From Slate

Emma Roberts is engaged to boyfriend Cody John, making the announcement social-media official to facetiously beat her mother to the punch.

Barbee jokes, “I always facetiously say they should have a category for finishing it on time.”

"These writers are clearly happier with pop culture gags about Chris Pine and so on - and there's a lot of funny material - and do not want to venture into Kenneth Clark/Civilisation territory, however facetiously." he said.

From BBC

“Not bad for a system QB, if you ask me,” Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata said facetiously.

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

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