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There was something in the friendly reproach of this--jocosely exaggerated--that made me, as an ardent young seeker for truth, blush to the roots of my hair. — Embarrassments
It was a sentimental ditty treated jocosely, and its frivolity rippled out into the mid-day silence with something of the effect of a monkey's chatter. — The Way of an Eagle
I said as jocosely, as indifferently as I could. — Castles in the Air
When at Hanover Junction he spoke of the situation almost jocosely, and said to the venerable Dr. Gwathmey, speaking of General Grant, "If I can get one more pull at him, I will defeat him This expression does not seem to indicate any depression or want of confidence in his ability to meet General Grant in an open pitched battle. — A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
He gurgled this almost jocosely, as if it were a pet bit of humour Do you know where you are going?" — The Yeoman Adventurer