jocose
adjective
jocosely
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a word derived from
jocose.
Example Sentences
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He had nine Rolls-Royces and three chauffeurs, a $400,000 yacht on which he once jocosely ran up a flag bearing skull & crossbones.
From Time Magazine Archive
He became known, jocosely, as "the little confessor of Hollywood."
From Time Magazine Archive
Lord Dunsany jocosely boasts himself the most ill-dressed man in all County Meath.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus the Bulgars will have double incitement to buy Fords, often jocosely called "road bugs," for pleasant travel in their craggy country.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Well, Judge,” said Martin jocosely, “the Bureau of Health did not bear down on us after all.”
From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee
