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When people used to ask me why I got involved with Hollywood films, I would say jokingly that it was for the health insurance.
Spalding Gray

Meaning of "jokingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JOKINGLY

jokingly  [ˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOKINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jokingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES JOKINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Joke

A joke is something spoken, written, or done with humorous intention. Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture, a question-answer, or a whole short story. The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, gag, prank, quip, jape and jest. To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e., an ending to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal.

Definition of jokingly in the English dictionary

The definition of jokingly in the dictionary is if you say or do something jokingly, you say or do it with the intention of amusing someone, rather than with any serious meaning or intention.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOKINGLY


achingly
ˈeɪkɪŋlɪ
breathtakingly
ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋlɪ
chokingly
ˈtʃəʊkɪŋlɪ
creakingly
ˈkriːkɪŋlɪ
half-jokingly
ˌhɑːfˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
heartbreakingly
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋlɪ
kingly
ˈkɪŋlɪ
mockingly
ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ
painstakingly
ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋlɪ
provokingly
prəˈvəʊkɪŋlɪ
quakingly
ˈkweɪkɪŋlɪ
shockingly
ˈʃɒkɪŋlɪ
shrinkingly
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
smirkingly
ˈsmɜːkɪŋlɪ
soakingly
ˈsəʊkɪŋlɪ
squeakingly
ˈskwiːkɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
takingly
ˈteɪkɪŋlɪ
unblinkingly
ˌʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unthinkingly
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOKINGLY

joke
joker
jokesmith
jokesome
jokester
jokey
jokier
jokiest
jokily
jokiness
joking
joking apart
Jokjakarta
joky
jol
jole
Jolie
jolie laide
jolies laides

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOKINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of jokingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jokingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOKINGLY

Find out the translation of jokingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jokingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jokingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开玩笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en tono de broma
570 millions of speakers

English

jokingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مازحا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в шутку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brincadeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রহস্যচ্ছলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaisantant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercanda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scherzhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冗談めかして
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

농담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jokingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகைச்சுவையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोदाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaka yollu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scherzosamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żartobliwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жартома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în glumă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστειευόμενος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skertsend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skämt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spøkefullt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jokingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOKINGLY»

The term «jokingly» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOKINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jokingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jokingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jokingly

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4 QUOTES WITH «JOKINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jokingly.
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Spalding Gray
When people used to ask me why I got involved with Hollywood films, I would say jokingly that it was for the health insurance.
2
Bill Lawrence
My friends back from the East Coast jokingly call me 'Hollywood,' and they assume I'm out at Hollywood parties, but I'm a domesticated guy with 3 kids.
3
Jesse Schell
I jokingly call this convergence of games into reality the 'Gamepocalypse:' the moment when every moment of life is actually a game.
4
Arthur Schwartz
I jokingly refer to the word 'gourmet' as the 'g' word.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOKINGLY»

Discover the use of jokingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jokingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indie Fonts
Five wine ky au juge blond qui fume. Five wine experts jokingly quizzed sample chablis experts jokingly quizzed sample chablis experts jokingly quizzed sample chablis Alternative Bold ZWEEDSE, EX-VIP, BEHOORLIJK GEK OP ZWGCDSC,  ...
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Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective
The term “jokingly” is used to capture the subtle difference between bullying that is masked by ambiguous action (e.g., bumping into someone) and bullying that is intentionally hurtful (e.g., a direct push). The bullying items were similarly ...
Shane R. Jimerson, Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage, 2010
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TO WHAT END?!
Eventually, Albert answered correctly: “A mirror” The Grand Pa asked jokingly: “ What did the Dirt say to the Rain? Because of you my name is Mud” He continued with another one: “What goes back and white, black and white, black and white .
Andy A. Afrouz, 2014
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Constructing the Kwanja of Adamawa (Cameroon): Essay in ...
In practice, however, any manjara can serve him- or herself and drink the first and last calabash, regardless of where they live. One drinks standing up and holding the calabash in the left hand, to jokingly insult the hosts. Manjara must be given ...
Quentin Gausset, 2010
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Essential Greek Handbook
using it jokingly among friends. They will never, however, use it jokingly with foreigners, so you, no matter how friendly you might think you have become with them, should never try to use it jokingly with them. 1 once did — with a Greek I had ...
Tom Stone, 1998
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The Bastard Child: A Story of Hope, Resiliency and Perseverance.
Jokingly, letting out a sigh, she smiled and said yes! I said why didn't you just say that? She said, “I did!” Again jokingly, I said I heard you say “free-toes” not Fritos, who sells free toes? After the ice was broken, I asked her what her name was ...
Sean P. Hoggs, 2013
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Yoga Journal
Sharon. half-jokingly. calls. New. York. City. "Kali. Ma. in. all. her. raiment!" the Headstand nurtures a state of imagination, bhavana, that is essential for a developing spiritual practice, for example. How the practice of yoga ...
8
I Fought The Law and I Won
application”. He then jokingly said, “Its obvious you are not an attorney”? I jokingly replied, “You can tell”? With this we had established a friendly rapport. He then said, “You are going to file this appeal by yourself”? I replied, “Yes, is that legal”?
Charles F. Johnson
9
Roman de Rou:
The king said to him jokingly that from each knight he should demand a packhorse, a mule or a palfrey; no other means of transport was possible, and he should throw into the ditch everything he could lay his hands on. Robert departed with a ...
Wace, Glyn Sheridan Burgess, 2004
10
Alexander Pushkin, Complete Prose Fiction
'Tell me, is my husband telling the truth?' she asked, turning to the ferocious- looking Silvio. 'Is it true that you're both joking?' "'He's always joking, Countess,' Silvio answered her. 'He once jokingly slapped me on the face, he jokingly sent his ...
Александр Сергеевич Пушкин, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOKINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jokingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canadian Bezzoubenko lands Pan Am bronze in rhythmic …
“The words are so deep in me,” she said, adding jokingly that “maybe that's why I have to do this ribbon (routine) forever, because the show ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Dodgers, Nationals Blame Taylor Swift for Suspended Game …
Three nights later at the stadium, the singer was jokingly blamed for power outages that led to a suspended baseball game. Paul Morigi/Getty ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
3
Inspiral Carpets star and DJ Clint Boon helps brew up a special beer …
... drinker, teamed up with Lancashire brewery Daniel Thwaites to create the '20 Summers' ale, which the XFM DJ is jokingly calling Boon Beer. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Eric Swalwell and Chris Michel, an ideologically odd couple …
"There are probably 100 of my Republican colleagues I'd love to see him" challenge in a primary, Swalwell added, only half-jokingly. For now ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
5
Peculiar Anecdotes From the Life of Ernest Hemingway | Steven Petite
He referred to himself jokingly as the chairman of the Ernest Hemingway fan club. Hemingway may have given us some great tales throughout ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Kern County will be represented at Special Olympic in Los Angeles …
Garcia jokingly said that gives him a "home court advantage." Galindo said, "He has the utmost confidence about himself and I think Special ... «KERO 23ABC News, Jul 15»
7
Terry Collins: Mets going back to a five-man rotation — for now …
After triggering false alarms in recent weeks about David Wright returning to baseball activities, Collins half-jokingly said he's “not at liberty” to ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
8
Upton Park school inspires children's author - Newham Recorder
He said: “The children were screaming so loudly for the Year 6s and jokingly booing the teachers. “Later my brain clicked into gear and I ... «Newham Recorder, Jul 15»
9
Stupid Boy! The son of Arthur Lowe on growing up with Capt …
We'd have to change for dinner and then take drinks before sitting down - it was all jokingly formal. We were taking the Micky out of ourselves ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Borges: Reunion helps revive Adam Scott | Boston Herald
“I don't really want to have to say how great he is but I did butter him up a little bit,” Scott admitted jokingly. “Our record together was really good ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

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