cheerfully

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪəfəli/
  • Hyphenation: cheer‧ful‧ly
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Adverb

cheerfully (comparative more cheerfully, superlative most cheerfully)

  1. In a cheerful manner.
    Synonyms: (archaic) cheerily, cheerly; see also Thesaurus:happily
    • 1849, William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley, The Christian Remembrancer, volume 17, page 217:
      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, […]
    • 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 90:
      'Well, what have you done this time?' asked Sebastian cheerfully.

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