jokingly

Adverb
Synonyms: jestinglyfacetiouslytongue-in-cheek

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (2)

  1. in jest“I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express”Synonyms: jestingly
  2. not seriously“I meant it facetiously”Synonyms: facetiouslytongue-in-cheek
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jokingly \Jok"ing*ly\, adv. In a joking way; sportively. Jole
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