laughingly laughingly /ˈlɑː.fɪŋ.li/ aep /ˈlæf.ɪŋ-/ adverb
1 F0 If you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you are doing it: » He laughingly pointed out our mistakes.Thesaurus+: ↑Laughing and smiling2 F0 DISAPPROVING If you say something is laughingly described in a particular way, you think this thing is so bad that it does not deserve the description: » It is only one of the absurd rules in the system of law laughingly known as British justice.Thesaurus+: ↑Laughing and smiling |