Funny and Jokingly

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Funny adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

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Jokingly and funny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jokingly" instead an adjective "Funny".

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

Jokingly adverb - In jest.

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Funny and jokingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funny" instead an adjective "Jokingly".

Nearby Words: joke, joking, joked

In-universe, Martin always jokingly compliments Jackie's cooking by calling it "a lovely bit of squirrel" (which no one else seems to find all that funny).

Source: Series / Friday Night Dinner
In a very not funny example, Harley Quinn and the Joker jokingly reference this is Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker in a flashback, only to then laugh at the concept of "the joy of childbirth".

Source: My Biological Clock Is Ticking
Another funny part of this scene is that Robin (regardless of gender) will see them out and will jokingly tell Chrom that people might get the wrong idea if they see him and "Marth" out there alone together, no matter the version.

Source: Funny / Fire Emblem Awakening

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