laugh‧ing‧ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: laugh, laughter; adverb: laughably, laughingly; verb: laugh; adjective: laughable]

1. if something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable:
The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’.

2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it

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