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English
Etymology
From jocular + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
jocularly (comparative more jocularly, superlative most jocularly)
- In a jocular manner; humorously.
He was in such a good mood that he even managed to take out the rubbish jocularly.
She was not embarrassed at all so she told the story jocularly.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 160:Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this.
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