jokingly adv 1: in jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express" [syn: {jokingly}, {jestingly}] 2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {facetiously}, {jokingly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
Jokingly \Jok"ing*ly\, adv. In a joking way; sportively. Jole