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Meanings of jokingly in English

Spanish
guasonamente

Not seriously.

        guasonamente
        Spanish
        en broma

        In jest.

              en broma
              Usage of jokingly in English
              1
              When people ask me why I jokingly reply: I don't need it.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Some of its own journalists jokingly made the point on social media.
              Radio NZ
              3
              Reynolds is known for jokingly trolling The Greatest Showman on social media.
              News.com.au
              4
              Barque, the good fellow, replied jokingly, and succeeded in soothing the monster.
              Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
              5
              She asked for the shot and presented them jokingly to the Hunter.
              The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
              6
              It was said jokingly almost, in her grim, Italian, old crone fashion.
              The Godfather
              7
              Whitney cheered for the American by name, and Jimmy chided her jokingly.
              Nano
              8
              When my father heard of it, he said jokingly to Agafya Mikhailovna:
              Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
              9
              Burnside jokingly suggested that Houdini should make one of the elephants disappear.
              Hiding the Elephant
              10
              Katherine wrote and jokingly asked Edith if she and Ned had quarreled.
              Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
              11
              At the door, laying his hand upon my shoulder, he said jokingly:
              Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
              12
              And I did see a medium, sort of jokingly, about something else.
              The Guardian
              13
              He was saying something very emphatically, though jokingly, to the smiling Missy.
              Resurrection
              14
              You must see that I can do no more, said Cæsar jokingly.
              Cæsar or Nothing
              15
              I jokingly ask if his lucky monkey will attend his second Olympics?
              The Guardian
              16
              Looks as though we're going to be well fed, Bud commented jokingly.
              Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
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              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common