Antonyms for gleefully

Grammar : Adv

Spell : glee-fuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgli fəl

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for gleefully

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