Cheerfully

//ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a cheerful manner.

    "That principle carried out consistently and logically, makes the individual not a claimant upon society, but a benefiter of it. He contributes whatever talent, natural or acquired, he may have, cheerfully to the promotion of the common good, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a cheerful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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affablyagreeablyairilyamiablyamicablyblessedly

Example

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"Chris followed the two and cheerfully greeted Kate."

Etymology

From Middle English cherefully; equivalent to cheerful + -ly.

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