Jocosely is quite a unique word that is often used to describe someone or something in a teasing or humorous manner. The antonyms of jocosely would be words that describe a more serious, somber, and solemn attitude. These words might include somberly, gravely, earnestly, seriously, or gloomily. By using these antonyms, one can convey a different tone or mood from the lightheartedness typically associated with jocosely. It's important to have a varied vocabulary, knowing the antonyms of jocosely can provide options for a more nuanced reflection of the situation or personality being described.

What are the antonyms for Jocosely?

• adv.

  • noun
  • abjectly
  ,
  • bleakly
  ,
  • cheerlessly
  ,
  • darkly
  ,
  • dejectedly
  ,
  • despondently
  ,
  • disconsolately
  ,
  • dismally
  ,
  • dispiritedly
  ,
  • dolefully
  ,
  • dolorously
  ,
  • dourly
  ,
  • drearily
  ,
  • forlornly
  ,
  • gloomily
  ,
  • glumly
  ,
  • heavily
  ,
  • miserably
  ,
  • morosely
  ,
  • mournfully
  ,
  • pessimistically
  ,
  • plaintively
  ,
  • sorrowfully
  ,
  • sourly
  ,
  • sternly
  ,
  • sulkily
  ,
  • sullenly
  ,
  • unhappily
  ,
  • wretchedly
  .

Usage examples for Jocosely

Famous quotes with Jocosely

• Upon one of his [George Whitefield's] Arrivals from England at Boston, he wrote to me that he should come soon to Philadelphia, but knew not where he could lodge when there .... My Answer was; You know my House, if you can make shift with its scanty Accommodations you will be most heartily welcome. He replied, that if I made that kind of Offer for Christ's sake, I should not miss of a Reward. And I return'd, One of our common Acquaintance jocosely remark'd, that knowing it to be the Custom of the Saints, when they receiv'd any favor, to shift the Burden of the Obligation from off their own Shoulders, and place it in Heaven, I had contriv'd to fix it on Earth.

  Benjamin Franklin

Synonyms:

parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parrot, parrot, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet.