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Meanings of say jestingly in English

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Usage of say jestingly in English
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Sometimes she would say jestingly, with a touch of affectionate malice:
Doctor Pascal
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Meredith smiled, and then said jestingly, Nay, Tofia, I care not for Maliea.
The Call of the South / 1908
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Two of the ladies clasped their hands aghast, but the Doctor extricated himself, and said jestingly:
Pan
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It was said jestingly, but Nancy felt piqued.
In the Year of Jubilee
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Lucien said jestingly to des Lupeaulx that he himself, surely, had given up the Asses' Bridge.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
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Lars Paulsberg said jestingly, and still amiably:
Shallow Soil
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But it was said jestingly rather than in malice, and the speaker ended by adding his own laugh.
Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country
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When he finally made his appearance, at the end of a full half hour, she said jestingly, greatly relieved:
Doctor Pascal
9
"And I suppose you tell him of your love affairs," he said jestingly.
Nedra
10
"So you're out on a round of inspection," he says jestingly.
Wanderers
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"At least from your point of view," I said jestingly.
With Steyn and De Wet
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But what was no longer said jestingly before Ludovico's face was none the less said enviously, sneeringly, or knowingly behind his back.
A Siren
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"So that's why kings live at Whitehall nowadays-tobe upwind of the Mint?" Daniel said jestingly.
Quicksilver
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I brought up my sewing-machine, and said jestingly that a skirt more or less was a mere trifle for a thing like this.
Wanderers
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"Perhaps it is the book," he said jestingly.
The Book of All-Power
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"You are a little goose," I said jestingly.
Five Nights: A Novel