jocosely r with humor Usage(s) He became known, jocosely, as "the little confessor of Hollywood. When Sir Joseph indicated the contours of the painted bosom Lawyer Miller jocosely murmured: "We will not go below the beads. Thus the Bulgars will have double incitement to buy Fords, often jocosely called "road bugs," for pleasant travel in their craggy country. Synonym(s) jocular