What does jokingly mean?

jokingly means "in jest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jokingly?

jokingly has 3 syllables: jo-kin-gly. The stress falls on "jo". In IPA it is /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋli/.

What is another word for jokingly?

Close synonyms include jestingly, facetiously, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jokingly a common word?

jokingly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

jokingly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in jest
“I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express”
Synonymsjestingly
2.
not seriously
“I meant it facetiously”
Synonymsfacetiously tongue-in-cheek

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What does jokingly mean?: jokingly means "in jest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in jokingly?

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