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As stated in the title; I'm having a difficult time thinking of the equivalent conjugation. The word "Satire" is to "Satirically" as "Parody" is to ...?

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You're looking for parodically.

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Any reason to choose parodistic over parodic? Not criticising your choice, just curious to know whether there are subtle differences – Dancrumb May 26 '11 at 21:25
@Dancrumb: None particularly - I was actually just editing to use (what on second thought I considered to be) the 'easier' form. – Mr. Disappointment May 26 '11 at 21:28
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My impression, despite that this is the best answer, is that these extensions of 'parody' are not accepted words. I think this is a glaring lexical gap. – Mitch May 26 '11 at 23:02
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"Sardonically" could carries a connotation of disdain that is not always present in parody, and also doesn't necessarily imply imitation. What about "mocking" or "mockingly"?

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I'm not sure if it's an official word, but parodiably might be correct. This is based on the related forms section of the definition here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Parody

Also further down there is the word parodical, so parodically is a valid construction.

Also a parody can can be a satire, so sometimes satirically is the word you want.

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