Definition of Jocosely

1. Adverb. With humor. "They tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"

Exact synonyms: Jocular
Partainyms: Jocose, Jocular

Definition of Jocosely

1. Adverb. In a jocose manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jocosely

1. jocose [adv] - See also: jocose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jocosely

jocklike
jockney
jockneys
jocko
jockocracies
jockocracy
jockos
jocks
jockstraps
jocky
joco
joco-serious
jocolatte
jocose
jocosely (current term)
jocoseness
jocosenesses
jocoserious
jocosities
jocosity
jocote
jocotes
jocular
jocularities
jocularity
jocularly
jocularness
joculary
joculator

Literary usage of Jocosely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Name: A Novel by Wilkie Collins (1863)
"... AND jocosely SPELLED HIS NAME FOR HEB FURTHER ENLIGHTENMENT." "Because," answered the captain, "that is the way which leads to Mr. Huxtable's. ..."

2. A History of Lewis County, in the State of New York: From the Beginning of by Franklin Benjamin Hough (1860)
"The presiding judge is said to have jocosely remarked, that if this had been sung during the trial, witnesses would have been needless, as it embodied every ..."

3. The Antiquarian (1871)
"In rain, which fell persistently and apparently over the whole country —much to the advantage of the root crops—a small, and as was jocosely said, ..."

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