jokingly
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US'dʒəukıŋlı
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ریشه
From 'joke' + '-ingly', a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives.
مثال
- He jokingly referred to her as his better half.
- She jokingly said she'd eat the whole cake.
- I jokingly suggested we should elope.
ترکیبهای رایج
jokingly referred jokingly said jokingly suggested jokingly calls
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- not seriously “I meant it facetiously” “Derived from adjective: joking, facetious (for: facetiously)”
- in jest “I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express” “Derived from adjective: jesting (for: jestingly), joking”