Joyfully

//ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a joyful manner; joyously.

    "I ended my aimless-roaming-short-term-odd-jobs lifestyle and joyfully went to work at a local restaurant in Langley Park, Maryland, as a carhop."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a joyous and gleeful manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
airilyblessedlyblessedlyblissfullyblithelybubblingly

Example

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"My criterion is the ability to work joyfully."

Etymology

From Middle English joifulliche, joyfully, equivalent to joyful + -ly.

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