Adverb
half-jokingly (comparative more half-jokingly, superlative most half-jokingly)
With an element of jest, but fundamentally in earnest.
I say this no more than half-jokingly: The only proper replacement for Hannity at 9 p.m. on Fox would be Trump broadcasting live from the White House for an hour, riffing on whatever he wants to riff on. Source: Internet
A person in the audience half-jokingly suggested that cutting the remaining fencerows might be another method of keeping the bees away during planting. Source: Internet
Their main focus is variety, and they half-jokingly have a motto of “No request left behind.” Source: Internet
“What are you doing to motivate yourself to do work?” a peer half-jokingly, half-genuinely, asked during a check-in our professor holds before class. Source: Internet