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Synonyms for gleefully
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : glee-fuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgli fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for gleefully
- acquiescently
- agreeably
- airily
- ardently
- beatifically
- blissfully
- buoyantly
- contentedly
- delightedly
- delightfully
- devotedly
- ecstatically
- elatedly
- enchantedly
- exhilaratingly
- exultantly
- felicitously
- flashily
- gaily
- genially
- gladly
- gleefully
- glowingly
- graciously
- gratefully
- happily
- heartily
- hilariously
- hopefully
- jocundly
- jovially
- joyfully
- joyously
- laughingly
- lightheartedly
- lightly
- lovingly
- merrily
- mirthfully
- optimistically
- paradisiacally
- passionately
- peacefully
- playfully
- pleasantly
- pleasingly
- pleasurably
- rapturously
- readily
- showily
- sincerely
- smilingly
- sparklingly
- spiritedly
- splendidly
- sportively
- sweetly
- vivaciously
- warmly
- willingly
- with élan
- with good grace
- with pleasure
- with relish
- with spirit
- with zeal
- zealously
- zestfully
Définition of gleefully
Origin :- 1580s, from glee + -ful. Related: Gleefully. Alternative gleesome attested from c.1600.
- As in cheerfully : adv cheerily
- As in merrily : adv joyfully
- As in gaily : adv happily, brightly
- As in gladly : adv happily
- As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
- Mr. Gladstone, as he gleefully remarked the other day, has broken the record.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- "That plan will work in two ways," said Mrs. Roberts, gleefully.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Here the "honorable colleagues" nudged each other gleefully.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
- "I guess we got after them just in time," said Leon gleefully.
- Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
- Standish gleefully displayed two hares and a brace of grouse.
- Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
- "Your mother'll have to wait, but you kin have your wish," said Dempsey gleefully.
- Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb
- "They're takkin' to her, they're takkin' to her," Jeames said, gleefully.
- Extract from : « A Window in Thrums » by J. M. Barrie
- I walked on and on, gleefully aware that I had not eaten since morning.
- Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
- She submitted them gleefully to the assembled girls, after French class.
- Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
- Then he pulled a paper from his pocket and waved it gleefully.
- Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
Antonyms for gleefully
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