Associations to the word «Jokingly»

Wiktionary

JOKINGLY, adverb. In a joking manner.

Dictionary definition

JOKINGLY, adverb. In jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express".
JOKINGLY, adverb. Not seriously; "I meant it facetiously".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley