1. (

• bantering ,
• facetious ,
• tongue-in-cheek

) cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" ;

1. (

• banteringly ,
• tongue-in-cheek ,

) in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" ;

2. (

• facetiously ,
• jokingly ,
• tongue-in-cheek

) not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" ;