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Definition of laughingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laughingly

adverb
 
/ˈlɑːfɪŋli/
 
/ˈlæfɪŋli/
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  1. in a way that shows you think something is funny
    • He laughingly agreed.
  2. used to show that you think a particular word is not at all a suitable way of describing something and therefore seems silly
    • I finally reached what we laughingly call civilization.
See laughingly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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