mockingly

mock  (mk)

v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks

v.tr.

1. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.

2.

a. To mimic, as in sport or derision. See Synonyms at ridicule.

b. To imitate; counterfeit.

3. To frustrate the hopes of; disappoint.

v.intr.

To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.

n.

1.

a. The act of mocking.

b. Mockery; derision: said it merely in mock.

2. An object of scorn or derision.

3. An imitation or a counterfeit.

adj.

Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.

adv.

In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

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[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]

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mocker n.

mocking·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	mockingly - in a disrespectful jeering manner     gibingly, jeeringly
	2.	mockingly - in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" derisively, derisorily, scoffingly

Translations

mockingly [ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ] ADV [say] → en tono burlón, con sorna; [smile, look] → burlonamente, con sorna

mockingly

adv → spöttisch, voller Spott; she mockingly repeated his words → sie äffte seine Worte nach

mockingly [ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ] adv (smile) → beffardamente; (speak) → con tono di scherno