laughingly
laugh‧ing‧ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/
adverb
The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’.
2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it
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: 2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it