SUNNILY

pleasantly, cheerily, sunnily

(adverb) in a cheerful manner; “‘I’ll do the dishes,’ he said pleasantly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sunnily (comparative more sunnily, superlative most sunnily)

In a sunny fashion; optimistically

Source: Wiktionary


SUNNY

Sun"ny, a. [Compar. Sunnier; superl. Sunniest.]

1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant. "Sunny beams." Spenser. "Sunny locks." Shak.

2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill. Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores. Addison.

3. Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition. My decayed fair A sunny look of his would soon repair. Shak.

Sun"ny, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Sunfish (b).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 June 2025

MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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