gleefully, joyously, joyfully
(adverb) in a joyous and gleeful manner; “the old man had greeted her gleefully”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
joyously (comparative more joyously, superlative most joyously)
In a joyful manner; joyfully.
Source: Wiktionary
Joy"ous, a. Etym: [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See Joy.]
Definition: Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. Is this your joyous city Is. xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spenser. And joyous of our conquest early won. Dryden.
Syn.
– Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful.
– Joy"ous*ly, adv.
– Joy"ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(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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