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In a playful spirit
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jocosely
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Word definitions for jocosely in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
jocose \jo*cose"\ (j[-o]*k[=o]s"), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See Joke .] Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous. To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. --Shaftesbury. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: jocular ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. In a jocose manner.
Usage examples of jocosely.
Applied in the first instance jocosely, the title grew inseparable from her, and was the one she herself always used.
She declared jocosely that it should be given to the first one of our girls who married.
When at Hanover Junction he spoke of the situation almost jocosely, and said to the venerable Dr.
While he waited, he spent each day shuffling rhythmically around the entrance of the operations tent, making boisterous wisecracks to everybody who came by and jocosely calling Sergeant Towser a lousy son of a bitch every time Sergeant Towser popped out of the orderly room.
He looked at her briefly, in silence, smiling, after which he drew from his pocket a large letter with an official-looking seal and shook it jocosely above his head.
Fourposter came to the door of his box, stared coldly at Brat for a moment, and then nudged him jocosely with his Roman nose.