Gleefully

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With glee; joyfully

    "Al Habsi, so outstanding at Arsenal on Saturday, somehow scrambled the ball off the line, but only as far as Agbonlahor, who gleefully nodded home his first Premier League goal since last April."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a joyous and gleeful manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
gailyhappilyjoyfullyjoyously

Example

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"The little ones stood quite silent, but only for a minute; then they shouted till the room rang: they danced gleefully round the Tree, and one present after another was plucked from it."

Etymology

From gleeful + -ly.

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