laughingly

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laughingly

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

adverb more laughingly · most laughingly

With laughter or merriment.
With derision. I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.

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@misc{laughingly_2026,
  title = {laughingly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laughingly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}