pleasantly, cheerily, sunnily
(adverb) in a cheerful manner; “‘I’ll do the dishes,’ he said pleasantly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sunnily (comparative more sunnily, superlative most sunnily)
In a sunny fashion; optimistically
Source: Wiktionary
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
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
