English
half-jokingly
From half- + jokingly.
Today it means
adv With an element of jest, but fundamentally in earnest.
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Etymograph / half-jokingly
English
From half- + jokingly.
adv With an element of jest, but fundamentally in earnest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / half-jokingly