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drollingly

drollingly adverb: in a jesting manner; humorously or jokingly.

Adverb

drollingly (comparative more drollingly, superlative most drollingly)

  1. (archaic) In a jesting manner; humorously or jokingly.

Forms of drollingly

comparativemore drollingly
superlativemost drollingly

Origin of drollingly

From drolling + -ly.

Questions about drollingly

What does drollingly mean?
Drollingly means in a jesting manner; humorously or jokingly.
What part of speech is drollingly?
Drollingly is an adverb.

Words near drollingly in the dictionary

  1. drolleries
  2. drollers
  3. drollery
  4. drollest
  5. drolling
  6. drollingly
  7. drollings
  8. drollish
  9. drollishness
  10. drollist
  11. drollists

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