LAUGHINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laughingly mean? 

• LAUGHINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb LAUGHINGLY has 1 sense:

1. with laughter; while laughing

  Familiarity information: LAUGHINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAUGHINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With laughter; while laughing

Context example:

he told the story laughingly

 Context examples 

She was laughingly resolved to put Jip through the whole of his performances, before the coach came.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

But Elizabeth, who had not the least inclination to remain with them, laughingly answered: No, no; stay where you are.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Oh! As to that, answered Isabella laughingly, I do not pretend to determine what your thoughts and designs in time past may have been.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Grant laughingly congratulated Miss Crawford on feeling no disinclination to the state herself.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I laughingly asked my child-wife what her fancy was in desiring to be so called.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Yes, very indifferent indeed,” said Elizabeth, laughingly.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Miss Crawford turned her eye on her, as if wanting to hear or see more, and then laughingly said, Oh yes! missed as every noisy evil is missed when it is taken away; that is, there is a great difference felt.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I laughingly expressed my satisfaction, but I must confess that I thought this association of ideas significant.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

With something of consciousness he shook his head at his sister, and laughingly replied, I cannot say there was much done at Sotherton; but it was a hot day, and we were all walking after each other, and bewildered.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Agnes was very cheerful; and laughingly predicted that I should soon become too famous to be talked to, on such subjects.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)