mockingly

• Adverb, das eine Handlung beschreibt, die mit Spott, Hohn oder Verachtung ausgeführt wird; es zeigt an, dass jemand spricht oder sich verhält, um jemanden oder etwas lächerlich zu machen.

An adverb describing an action performed in a way that expresses contempt, ridicule, or scorn. It indicates that someone is speaking or behaving in a manner intended to make fun of someone or something.

1. In a mocking mannerB2formal

   In a way that makes fun of someone or something, often by imitating or ridiculing.

   Spöttisch

   • He spoke mockingly of her efforts to learn the language.
   • The crowd laughed mockingly at the performer's mistake.
   • She smiled mockingly, knowing she had won the argument.

   Synonymederisivelyjeeringlyscornfullysneeringlytauntingly

   Antonymeadmiringlyrespectfullyseriouslysincerely