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Antonyms for gladly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : glad
Phonetic Transcription : glæd



Definition of gladly

Origin :
  • Old English glædlice "joyfully, kindly, willingly;" see glad + -ly (2).
  • adv happily
Example sentences :
  • I would have parted with my life willingly, gladly, to serve you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • She'd gladly wash her hands of me, yet thinks she has a duty.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Napoleon brightened at this invitation, and gladly accepted it.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The keeper of the rendezvous received us gladly, and we shipped immediately.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • She would most gladly go, she said, were she not to stay about me by my mother's order.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • These immigrants all gladly and eagerly adapt themselves to their new surroundings.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • To speak of God was ever her greatest delight, and gladly she beheld the honour of God.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • The address will be gladly sent to any one practically interested.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Kung did not know what it might be; but he gladly promised his aid.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

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