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. — Yorwba
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