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[ adjective ] cleverly amusing in tone
Examples "a bantering tone" "facetious remarks" "tongue-in-cheek advice" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)A tongue-in-cheek stylization of 18_th Century ideas ; a trial_balloon to test the aesthetic climate of the times ; a brilliant piece_de_resistance ? Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in a bantering fashion
Synonyms Examples "he spoke to her banteringly" |
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