Antonyms for cheerily

Grammar : Adv

Spell : cheer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪər i

Definition of cheerily

Origin : mid-15c., from cheer (n.) + -y (2). The colloquial alternative to cheerful. Related: Cheerily; cheeriness.

As in gladly : adv happily

Example sentences :

"You'll see what we'll do next summer, Dad," she said cheerily.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

To this Jennie assented, and cheerily bade him good-evening.
Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr

Cheerily, though there were none abroad to see it, shone the Maypole light that evening.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

"Let's hope that will prove to be the case with us," ventured Rob cheerily.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

He threw open the door to the road, and hailed the driver of the fly, cheerily.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Trout seemed to greet him cheerily and sprang eagerly to the fray.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

"That's spoken like yourself, Kellett," said the other, cheerily.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

"Here I am, daddy," she cheerily called, as she entered the room.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

The old man did not reply as cheerily as the ranger expected him to do.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

"That says a lot for her and something for you," said Lingard, cheerily.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for cheerily

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