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Antonyms for vivaciously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : vi-vey-shuhs, vahy-
Phonetic Transcription : vɪˈveɪ ʃəs, vaɪ-



Definition of vivaciously

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin vivax (genitive vivacis) "lively, vigorous" (see vivacity). Related: Vivaciously.
  • As in cheerfully : adv cheerily
  • As in busily : adv actively; intently
  • As in gaily : adv happily, brightly
  • As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
  • As in hard : adv with great force
Example sentences :
  • Then vivaciously, 'My faith, your pilot-house wants a clean-up!'
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • "For your scorn of her love," interposed Priscilla vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • She contented herself by arguing against it, and talking as vivaciously as she could.
  • Extract from : « Democracy An American Novel » by Henry Adams
  • "She has given my new doll a name," continued Ruby, vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « Little Golden's Daughter » by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
  • Just finished my shopping and thought Id have a look in here, she said vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
  • "The wine is no good," said the stout gentleman, vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « The Law Inevitable » by Louis Couperus
  • “That wine is no good,” said the stout gentleman, vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « The Inevitable » by Louis Couperus
  • As he spoke, he vivaciously rapped his friend on the shoulder with his stick.
  • Extract from : « Hide and Seek » by Wilkie Collins
  • "I have been blind," he asseverated, vivaciously gesticulating with his thick hands.
  • Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • "I shouldn't think twice about it," said Fanny, vivaciously.
  • Extract from : « Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

Synonyms for vivaciously

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