Lightheartedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.

Synonyms

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blessedlybubblinglychearfullycheerfullycheerilycheerly

Example

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"When she had gone Mr. Harrison watched her from the window . . . a lithe, girlish shape, tripping lightheartedly across the fields in the sunset afterglow."

Etymology

From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).

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