From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlaughinglylaugh‧ing‧ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ adverb 1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’.2 LAUGHif you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it
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laughingly• Several other women laughingly agreed.• Critics laughingly called CNN "Chicken Noodle News." 