In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
JOKINGLY
facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek
(adverb) not seriously; “I meant it facetiously”
jokingly, jestingly
(adverb) in jest; “I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
jokingly (comparative more jokingly, superlative most jokingly)
In a joking manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Jok"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: In a joking way; sportively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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