JOYOUSLY

gleefully, joyously, joyfully

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

joyously (comparative more joyously, superlative most joyously)

In a joyful manner; joyfully.

Source: Wiktionary


JOYOUS

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



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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