Where does “mockingly” come from?
Mockingly derives from English mock plus the Old English adverbial suffix -līċ, itself from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, with mock coming from Middle Dutch mocken, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.
mockingly (English): Said, written, or done with the intent to mock,...
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- Said, written, or done with the intent to mock,...