Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jocular
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɑkjəlɚ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking
    Meaning: characterized by jokes and good humor
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: jocosely, jocular
    Meaning: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"
Usage examples
  • "Egad!" thought Joseph, entering the dining-room, "I exactly begin to feel as I did at Dumdum with Miss Cutler." Many sweet little appeals, half tender, half jocular, did Miss Sharp make to him about the dishes at dinner; for by this time she was on a footing of considerable familiarity with the family, and as for the girls, they loved each other like sisters.