What is the Latin word for laughingly?

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

English → Latin

“laughingly” in Latin

rīdeōto laugh; to laugh at, ridicule, mock 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

laughingly

ridens, risu (with a laugh); jocose (Cic.), joculariter (Suet., jestingly).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for laughingly?: The usual Latin words for “laughingly” are rīdeō, 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.