Half-jokingly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Half-jokingly is an adverb meaning With an element of jest, but fundamentally in earnest.
Meaning
With an element of jest, but fundamentally in earnest.
Example Sentences
I wrote a piece, half-jokingly, for The Independent suggesting that it was all part of a cunning plan by ministers to deter people from using the railways. […] I now suspect this was rather closer to the truth than I had thought.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jokingly, unjokingly, jokefully, jestingly, jestfully, tongue-in-cheek.
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