jocular
adjective
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Contemporary Examples of jocular
Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
When he ran into Sperling at a congressional dinner at the White House a couple of weeks later, the encounter was jocular.
Yet she never wanders far from the defining characteristics of her writing: it's all jocular observation of herself or others.
Historical Examples of jocular
"Well, I guess that's about all Dav does," said Bagley, in a jocular manner.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
From the tone of the speaker, the last words might be understood to be jocular.
Paul Prescott's ChargeHoratio Alger
But I could not find it in my heart to pursue this discussion in a jocular tone.
ChanceJoseph Conrad
"I shall go to the wall," he said, with a sort of jocular desperation.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
Their industry goes so far, that jocular reports of its excess are spread.
A Tour in IrelandArthur Young