He spoke to her banteringly.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

"You know the conditions," she replied banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uncanny Tales] Reference

"You can keep up, can't you?" she retorted banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hidden Gold] Reference

“This really is a grilling!” she said, banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maigret and the Apparition]

"What a dutiful child!" exclaimed the countess, banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference

"Surely you can have no troubles," I remarked, half-banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Pirate] Reference

She saw his jaw drop dejectedly as Richard Travis sang out banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference

"Why should I tell secrets to one who can read the future?" he asked banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Redemption of David Corson] Reference

He finished his sandwich and drained his glass, talking banteringly the while to her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Palace of Darkened Windows] Reference

She smiled, and looked at her husband banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tono Bungay] Reference

"You give up easily, young man," he said banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gold Bag] Reference

"You'd be the first to 'go off,'" said I, banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shadow World] Reference

"I am afraid you don't know women," said he banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hollow of Her Hand] Reference

Napoleon said, banteringly, "I heard you had emigrated.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference

When banteringly invited to dance, to the surprise of all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula] Reference

"Hadn't dropped asleep, had you?" said Griggs banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Peril Finders] Reference

"That was an impertinence, wasn't it!" he said, banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clue of the Twisted Candle] Reference

"What makes you so sure?" returned Mrs. Evringham banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jewel] Reference

Mark Twain banteringly offered to trade businesses with Mackay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866] Reference

He addressed his wife banteringly, evidently in high good spirits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making People Happy] Reference

Knowing that the foreman owned no dogs, he asked, half banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Iron Trail] Reference

Cocardasse was not withered, and smiled banteringly at his employer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Duke's Motto A Melodrama] Reference

"What, in the midst of luxury and show!" said Sir Robert banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First] Reference

After another interval of silence, he continues, banteringly as before.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Death Shot A Story Retold] Reference

"You are interesting, but discreet," complained the German, banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers] Reference

Then, passing his arm through hers, he looked banteringly down upon her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Elsmere] Reference

"I'm sorry I have no more chairs, gentlemen," said the tenant banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dash from Diamond City] Reference

"Then I suppose you haven't been here long enough," said the boy banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [!Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War] Reference

"Afraid of getting your long hair taken out of curl?" said Andrew banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First] Reference

Yet he, speaking half banteringly, felt some frightful catastrophe within her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Grain of Dust] Reference

It was Cicily who uttered the exclamation, half-reproachfully, half-banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making People Happy] Reference

Once in those days Mark Twain banteringly offered to trade businesses with Mackay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference

To appear this was the talisman with which he banteringly encountered the universe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Certain Hour] Reference

"Why, you're in the reserve," I said banteringly, "and will have all the fighting to do.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser] Reference

Noting the change of countenance which I sought in vain to control, he went on banteringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV] Reference

"Besides, Mr Mayne, it was worth it all, sure," said Lady O'Hara banteringly at the wedding.    From Wordnik.com.  [First in the Field A Story of New South Wales] Reference