laughingly
laughingly · more laughingly · most laughingly
With laughter or merrimentWith laughter or merriment.
US/lˈæfɪŋli/
» Ziri laughingly told Rima to come out of the bushes.
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2 sensesWith laughter or merriment.
with laughter; while laughing
With derision.
I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.
Examples
1 sentencesZiri laughingly told Rima to come out of the bushes.
Origin
From Middle English laughynglie, leiȝingly, equivalent to laughing + -ly.From Middle English laughynglie, leiȝingly, equivalent to laughing + -ly.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more laughingly, most laughingly| Comparative | more laughingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most laughingly |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.