laughingly

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adverb

With laughter or merriment.

“I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.”

OriginMiddle English laughynglie →
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Meanings

adverblaughingly (comparative more laughingly, superlative most laughingly)

comparative more laughingly · superlative most laughingly

  1. With laughter or merriment.
  2. With derision.

    I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlaughynglie
  2. Englishlaughingly

From Middle English laughynglie, leiȝingly, equivalent to laughing + -ly.

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APA

laughingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughingly

MLA

“laughingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughingly.

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