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Meanings of jokingly in English
Spanish
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Examples for "facetiously"
Examples for "facetiously"
1
Every passenger feels the need to say something facetiously passive-aggressive in response.
2
Ralph had usually treated it facetiously; but present circumstances proscribed the facetious.
3
Not for the shoe that caught in the trap, said Ned facetiously.
4
Emily facetiously inquired, waving the round of toast gracefully before the bars.
5
And Bernel in the hole dug his elbow facetiously into Nance's side.
1
It's very tongue-in-cheek social comment but it's still social comment, he said.
2
He claims, tongue-in-cheek, that he could patent such a product next year.
3
However Oliver also lavishes praise on Australia during the undoubtedly tongue-in-cheek podcast.
4
Other attempts to profit from Apple's public relations fiasco were more tongue-in-cheek.
5
Mr Stenson has since apologised to all bloggers in a tongue-in-cheek post.
Usage of jokingly in English
1
When people ask me why I jokingly reply: I don't need it.
2
Some of its own journalists jokingly made the point on social media.
3
Reynolds is known for jokingly trolling The Greatest Showman on social media.
4
Barque, the good fellow, replied jokingly, and succeeded in soothing the monster.
5
She asked for the shot and presented them jokingly to the Hunter.
6
It was said jokingly almost, in her grim, Italian, old crone fashion.
7
Whitney cheered for the American by name, and Jimmy chided her jokingly.
8
When my father heard of it, he said jokingly to Agafya Mikhailovna:
9
Burnside jokingly suggested that Houdini should make one of the elephants disappear.
10
Katherine wrote and jokingly asked Edith if she and Ned had quarreled.
11
At the door, laying his hand upon my shoulder, he said jokingly:
12
And I did see a medium, sort of jokingly, about something else.
13
He was saying something very emphatically, though jokingly, to the smiling Missy.
14
You must see that I can do no more, said Cæsar jokingly.
15
I jokingly ask if his lucky monkey will attend his second Olympics?
16
Looks as though we're going to be well fed, Bud commented jokingly.
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Jokingly through the time
Jokingly across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common