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JOYFULLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a joyous and gleeful manner
Example:
the old man had greeted her gleefully
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Antonym:
joylessly (in a joyless manner; without joy)
Pertainym:
joyful (full of high-spirited delight)
Context examples:
I was surprised, and joyfully, that she was so much the woman, and the display of each trait and mannerism that was characteristically feminine gave me keener joy.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“They sing very joyfully,” said Du Guesclin, “as though they were going to a festival.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Her many attractions were again dwelt on, and Caroline boasted joyfully of their increasing intimacy, and ventured to predict the accomplishment of the wishes which had been unfolded in her former letter.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
You may want to get your wardrobe ready, dear Pisces—you will be joyfully stepping out to enjoy a remarkable holiday season.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
That General Tilney, instead of disliking, should admire her, was very delightful; and she joyfully thought that there was not one of the family whom she need now fear to meet.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He wanted it because it was his nature, because he had been gripped tight by that nameless, incomprehensible pride of the trail and trace—that pride which holds dogs in the toil to the last gasp, which lures them to die joyfully in the harness, and breaks their hearts if they are cut out of the harness.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
As he had treated me at school differently from all the rest, I joyfully believed that he treated me in life unlike any other friend he had.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
"I never thought of that!" said Dorothy joyfully. "It's just the thing. I'll go at once for the Golden Cap."
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Then she knew him, and flew up, crying joyfully... Oh my Teddy! Oh my Teddy!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
This was an order to be most joyfully obeyed; this was an act of kindness which Fanny felt at her heart.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
