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jokely

jokely adverb: jokingly.

Adverb

jokely (comparative more jokely, superlative most jokely)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) jokingly
    • As Raymond and his family were leaving he turned to Rev. Kirby and jokely said, "When you find the time, come over to my place. I have a barn you can help me paint."2007, Josie Sturgeon, My Father's Land
    • A flatmate let me and jokely asked was the flowers for him so I asked jokely back did I look gay?2012, Christian Simpson, LOST YOUTH: LONDON - Volume 2

Forms of jokely

comparativemore jokely
superlativemost jokely

Origin of jokely

From joke + -ly.

Questions about jokely

What does jokely mean?
Jokely means jokingly.
What part of speech is jokely?
Jokely is an adverb.

Words near jokely in the dictionary

  1. jokeless
  2. jokelessness
  3. jokelet
  4. jokelets
  5. jokelike
  6. jokely
  7. jokeman
  8. jokemen
  9. jokeproof
  10. joker
  11. joker in the pack

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