kiddingly

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adverb

In a kidding manner; jestingly, jokingly.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English kidding →
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Meanings

adverbkiddingly (comparative more kiddingly, superlative most kiddingly)

comparative more kiddingly · superlative most kiddingly

  1. In a kidding manner; jestingly, jokingly.

Origin

  1. Englishkidding
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishkiddingly

From kidding + -ly.

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APA

kiddingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddingly

MLA

“kiddingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiddingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddingly.

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