cheerfully

cheerfully
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. cheerily, gladly, willingly, readily, happily, merrily, joyfully, lightheartedly, blithely, brightly, vivaciously, airily, buoyantly, genially, jovially, sportively, elatedly, pleasantly, gleefully, gaily, mirthfully, playfully, hopefully, optimistically, breezily, briskly, with good cheer; see also happily 2 .
Ant. unwillingly, grudgingly, gloomily.

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  • Cheerfully — Cheer ful*ly, adv. In a cheerful manner, gladly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cheerfully — cheer|ful|ly [ tʃırf(ə)li ] adverb 1. ) in a way that shows that you are happy: She could hear him whistling cheerfully in the garden. 2. ) in a way that makes you feel happy: a cheerfully decorated kitchen someone could cheerfully do something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cheerfully — UK [ˈtʃɪə(r)f(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈtʃɪrf(ə)lɪ] adverb 1) in a way that shows that you are happy She could hear him whistling cheerfully in the garden. 2) in a way that makes you feel happy a cheerfully decorated kitchen • someone could cheerfully do… …   English dictionary

  • cheerfully — adv. Cheerfully is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑greet, ↑grin, ↑ignore, ↑laugh, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑respond, ↑say, ↑sing, ↑wave, ↑whistle …   Collocations dictionary

  • cheerfully — cheerful ► ADJECTIVE 1) noticeably happy and optimistic. 2) bright and pleasant: a cheerful room. DERIVATIVES cheerfully adverb cheerfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • cheerfully — adverb in a cheerful manner (Freq. 2) he cheerfully agreed to do it • Ant: ↑cheerlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑upbeat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheerfully — adverb see cheerful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cheerfully — See cheerful. * * * …   Universalium

  • cheerfully — adverb In a cheerful manner …   Wiktionary

  • cheerfully — Synonyms and related words: affably, agreeably, airily, amiably, amicably, blissfully, blithely, cheerily, confidently, cordially, enjoyably, expectantly, fair, fondly, genially, gladly, graciously, gratifyingly, happily, hopefully, hopingly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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