What is the Latin word for jestingly?

The usual Latin words for “jestingly” are iocus, iocōsus, ioculāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“jestingly” in Latin

iocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport iocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-hearted ioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, droll

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

jestingly

joco (opposed to serio), or per jocum (e.g., dicere aliquid): jocose: joculariter (Suet., Plin.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for jestingly?: The usual Latin words for “jestingly” are iocus, iocōsus, ioculāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.