laugh ‧ ing ‧ ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ laugh , ↑ laughter ; adverb : ↑ laughably , ↑ laughingly ; verb : ↑ laugh ; adjective : ↑ laughable ]
1 . if 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 . if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it