JOYFULLY

gleefully, joyously, joyfully

(adverb) in a joyous and gleeful manner; “the old man had greeted her gleefully”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

joyfully (comparative more joyfully, superlative most joyfully)

In a joyful manner; joyously.

Source: Wiktionary


JOYFUL

Joy"ful, a.

Definition: Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. "Joyful tidings." Shak. My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is. lxi. 10. Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. Pope.

– Joy"ful*ly, adv.

– Joy"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 September 2024

SPOT

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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