What does banteringly mean?
Banteringly means In a bantering manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a bantering manner..
'Now I shall have to dine by myself,' he continued, no longer banteringly.
'What? Have you found your treasure-trove, Ursula?' he asked banteringly, but looking with envious interest at the instinctive maternity of her sheltering arms.
Use banteringly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Banteringly means In a bantering manner..
Common synonyms include tongue-in-cheek.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'Now I shall have to dine by myself,' he continued, no longer banteringly.
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