Meanings
comparative more mockingly · superlative most mockingly
- Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
It then mockingly says they connect “like-minded Tesla owners with one another, facilitating a vibrant community through shared contact information.”
2025 March 18, Michael Gauthier, “Tesla Owners’ Personal Info Leaked On DOGEQuest Site, Musk Calls It Domestic Terrorism”, in Carscoops1 more example
I remember how mockingly bright the day seemed as I went back on my melancholy pilgrimage to the little house at Woking, how busy the streets and vivid the moving life about me.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 291
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a disrespectful and mocking manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto moke
- mokedone with the intent to mock
Greek κοροϊδευτικά
- κοροϊδευτικά (koroïdeftiká)done with the intent to mock
Cite this entry
mockingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockingly
“mockingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mockingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockingly.
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