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jocosely

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jocosely

in a cheerful or happy manner

a group of friends sitting around and commenting jocosely on the other wedding guests

Synonyms of jocosely

brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, gaily (also gayly), happily, heartily, jovially, merrily, mirthfully, smilingly

Words Related to jocosely

amusedly, exuberantly, giddily, gigglingly, joyfully, joyously

blithely, blithesomely, breezily, gladly, gladsomely, laughingly, lightheartedly, sunnily

amicably, friendlily, friendly, good-humoredly, good-naturedly, jocularly

hopefully, optimistically, sanguinely

blissfully, elatedly, euphorically, rapturously

Near Antonyms of jocosely

abjectly, dejectedly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, wretchedly

dolefully, dolorously, forlornly, mournfully, plaintively, sorrowfully

dourly, glumly, mirthlessly, sourly, sternly, sulkily, sullenly

blackly, dismally, drearily, gloomily, pessimistically

Antonyms of jocosely

bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

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