mockingly

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English mocking Middle English -ly English -ly English mockingly From mocking + -ly.

1. Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.

   “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.”

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