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

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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