banteringly

ban·ter

B0064900 (băn′tər)n. Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.v. ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters v.intr. To engage in banter: bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break.v.tr. To speak to in a playful or teasing way: "She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved" (Kate Chopin).

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ban′ter·er n.ban′ter·ing·ly adv.

banteringly

(ˈbæntərɪŋlɪ) advin a bantering fashion

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Adv.

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banteringly - in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"tongue-in-cheek