mockingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English mocking

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English mockingly

From mocking + -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

mockingly (comparative more mockingly, superlative most mockingly)

1. Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
   • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 291:

     I remember how mockingly bright the day seemed as I went back on my melancholy pilgrimage to the little house at Woking, how busy the streets and vivid the moving life about me.

   • 2025 March 18, Michael Gauthier, “Tesla Owners’ Personal Info Leaked On DOGEQuest Site, Musk Calls It Domestic Terrorism”, in Carscoops‎^[1]:

     It then mockingly says they connect “like-minded Tesla owners with one another, facilitating a vibrant community through shared contact information.”

Derived terms

• self-mockingly

Translations

done with the intent to mock

• Esperanto: moke
• Greek: κοροϊδευτικά (el) (koroïdeftiká)