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Meanings of jocular in English

Spanish
jocosamente

With humor.

jocosamente

Playful and characterized by jokes.

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Examples for "jocosely"
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Rochas, who had remained on his feet, spoke up and said jocosely:
The Downfall
2
You'll probably have my job inside of a year, he ended, jocosely.
Many Kingdoms
3
You haven't brought your wife along with you, Holden? he said, jocosely.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
4
Now and then I chaffed him jocosely over his baseless anticipation.
Autobiography of a Yogi
5
The stout, sallow gentleman jocosely pushed his tall flaxen-haired companion forward.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
Usage of jocular in English
1
The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
Crown of Slaves
2
I saw through his jocular exterior in several ways after his diagnosis.
The Guardian
3
Ms Boaden argued: Most of their comments were jocular or light-hearted banter.
The Guardian
4
Harry is known primarily for inheriting the jocular racism of his grandfather.
The Guardian
5
The old genius was as jocular as the young one was pleasant.
Reviews
6
Then the chairman rose, and with jocular remarks announced the first song.
Thyrza
7
The old genius was extremely jocular, and the young one very pleasant.
Excellent Women
8
Carroll tried to appear disinterested-stroveto make his manner casual; jocular even.
Midnight
9
The man would be an opinionated politician, heavily jocular about The Bride.
Main Street
10
After this jocular exchange of greeting, the joke cemented friendship between them.
The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
11
About its stunted loins clung a ponderous and jocular fragment of drapery.
The Enormous Room
12
A man passed him, made a jocular remark and entered the saloon.
The Vigilance Committee of 1856
13
He kept up his easy-going, jocular affability even with his own family.
One of Ours
14
They were very good-natured, exceedingly well-formed, and quite jocular with our boys.
The Land of Footprints
15
Yet, jocular facade aside, this is a player who means business.
The Irish Times
16
Not surprisingly, he was less jocular on the subject of Aberdeen's second-half problems.
The Guardian
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