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