BUOYANTLY

buoyantly, chirpily

(adverb) in a cheerfully buoyant manner; “we accepted the opportunity buoyantly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

buoyantly (comparative more buoyantly, superlative most buoyantly)

In a buoyant manner.

Source: Wiktionary


BUOYANT

Buoy"ant, a. Etym: [From Buoy, v. t. & i.]

1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. "Buoyant on the flood." Pope.

2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier. The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.

3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits.

– Buoy"ant*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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