Defn: Expressing reproach; insulting. Angels which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them. 2 Pet. ii. 11.
RAILING
Rail"ing, n.
1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails.
2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
RAILINGLY
Rail"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With scoffing or insulting language.
RAILLERY
Rail"ler*y, n. Etym: [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
Defn: Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language;
satirical merriment.
Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is
sufficient to turn them into raillery. Addison.
RAILLEUR
Rail`leur", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] Wycherley.