mockingly
mockingly · more mockingly · most mockingly
Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridiculeSaid, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
» Being mockingly called a king doesn't make you an actual king.
Spöttisch „König“ genannt zu werden macht einen noch lange nicht zum König.
Meaning
1 sensesSaid, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
More definitions
- in a disrespectful jeering manner
- in a disrespectful and mocking manner
Examples
6 sentencesBeing mockingly called a king doesn't make you an actual king.
deSpöttisch „König“ genannt zu werden macht einen noch lange nicht zum König.
He said that mockingly.
Tom laughed mockingly at Mary.
He talks about it mockingly.
She talks about it mockingly.
Forms
more mockingly, most mockingly| Comparative | more mockingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most mockingly |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a disrespectful jeering manner:jeeringlygibingly
- in a disrespectful and mocking manner:derisivelyscoffinglyderisorily
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmocking
Derivedself-mockingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb