What does jokingly mean?
Definitions for jokingly
jok·ing·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word jokingly.
Princeton's WordNet
jokingly, jestinglyadverb
in jest
"I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"
facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheekadverb
not seriously
"I meant it facetiously"
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jokinglyadverb
In a joking manner.
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jokingly
Jokingly is an adverb that describes an action done in a humorous or not serious way, typically done for amusement or to tease someone. It suggests that the statement or action is not meant to be taken seriously or literally.
Webster Dictionary
Jokinglyadverb
in a joking way; sportively
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jokingly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jokingly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of jokingly in a Sentence
I would say,' Come on Donald Trump, come on man. How many push-ups do you want to do here, pal ?' Jokingly, you know, come on, run with me man.
The first time I put an Obama sign in our yard, our neighbor came over and jokingly threatened our lives.
As I've already told my council of advisers, I read all of the pope's speeches, if the Pope continues to speak like this, sooner or later I will start praying again and I will return to the Catholic Church -- and I'm not saying this jokingly.
He was way more handsome than I ever thought he was going to be, we both half-jokingly, half-seriously, mentioned that after the first time we met in person, we were kind of hoping we’d feel like more friends than anything more. That would make everything easier, but, clearly that wasn’t the case.
No one enjoyed collecting more than Tom, he jokingly called his cards his ‘paper babies,’ and spent almost every day attending to his collection in one way or another. It gave him such pleasure. The only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade.
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