Jokely

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    jokingly nonstandard, rare

    "As Raymond and his family were leaving he turned to Rev. Kirby and jokely said, "When you find the time, come over to my place. I have a barn you can help me paint.""

Example

More examples

"As Raymond and his family were leaving he turned to Rev. Kirby and jokely said, "When you find the time, come over to my place. I have a barn you can help me paint.""

Etymology

From joke + -ly.

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