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Meanings of say jocosely in English

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Usage of say jocosely in English
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He liked mathematics, and was wont to say jocosely that an abstract computation had a fine moral effect, favouring unselfishness.
The Crown of Life
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Rochas, who had remained on his feet, spoke up and said jocosely:
The Downfall
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I haven't seen any bundles round, he said jocosely.
Summer
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Samuel slapped one on the shoulder, with the true democracy of the politician, and said jocosely:
A Knight of the Cumberland
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He placed it in her hand, saying jocosely,-
The Grimké Sisters / Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First Americ...
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When next I met William McKinley he said jocosely: "You are a mean man, Henry Watterson!"
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
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"Come, Lablache," he said jocosely, "let us forget this little matter.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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So his hat came off with a flourish, and he said jocosely as he took the next heap, 'Keeping-apples, Mr. James.
Gone to Earth
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"Nelly," he said jocosely, "I've been hearing tales about you."
The Judge
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One of them, it was said jocosely, had "two and twenty readers, including the printer, the pressman, and the devil."
Charles Lamb: A Memoir
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"Dick," he said jocosely, "goin' to run away ag'in?"
Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories
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She, at first, took what I said jocosely; and in her frolicsome humor, did and said things which made me die of love.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 07
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"Wonders will never cease," she said jocosely.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
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Addison looked embarrassed; and to help him out I said jocosely, "Oh, it was bid off by a young fellow we saw there."
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
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"Oh, no," I said jocosely.
The Shadow Line: A Confession