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单词 jokingly
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Definition of jokingly in English:

jokingly

adverbˈdʒəʊkɪŋli
  • In a humorous or flippant manner.

    I commented jokingly that they could still win if they kicked a goal every minute
    he is jokingly referred to as the Dinosaur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She jokingly mentioned that her maternal great-great-grandmother was the long-time mistress of Charles's great-great-grandfather, Edward VII.
    • After almost 45 minutes of listening, I jokingly interrupted to ask if they would humor me by playing a game.
    • At one point, the two jokingly compare their family's history to a Zola novel.
    • He also jokingly notes that the film didn't do very well in Germany.
    • When they were developing cubism, they called each other Orville and Wilbur because they jokingly compared their enterprise to pioneering powered flight.
    • He jokingly called us the "A" students for our industriousness.
    • I jokingly call them the thoroughly modern Mennonites.
    • Relocated temporarily to Los Angeles, the acerbic videomaker says (jokingly, we hope) that this is his final video.
    • The mayor jokingly suggests traditional activities that take place in darkened movie theaters to help the audience preserve their precious body heat.
    • When I talk to the police, they jokingly refer to my sister as "the living dead."
 
 

Definition of jokingly in US English:

jokingly

adverbˈjōkiNGlē
  • In a humorous or flippant manner.

    I commented jokingly that they could still win if they kicked a goal every minute
    he is jokingly referred to as the Dinosaur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At one point, the two jokingly compare their family's history to a Zola novel.
    • I jokingly call them the thoroughly modern Mennonites.
    • She jokingly mentioned that her maternal great-great-grandmother was the long-time mistress of Charles's great-great-grandfather, Edward VII.
    • He also jokingly notes that the film didn't do very well in Germany.
    • When I talk to the police, they jokingly refer to my sister as "the living dead."
    • After almost 45 minutes of listening, I jokingly interrupted to ask if they would humor me by playing a game.
    • Relocated temporarily to Los Angeles, the acerbic videomaker says (jokingly, we hope) that this is his final video.
    • The mayor jokingly suggests traditional activities that take place in darkened movie theaters to help the audience preserve their precious body heat.
    • He jokingly called us the "A" students for our industriousness.
    • When they were developing cubism, they called each other Orville and Wilbur because they jokingly compared their enterprise to pioneering powered flight.
 
 
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