Antonyms for happily
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : hap-uh-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæp ə li |
Definition of happily
Origin :- mid-14c., "by chance or accident," from happy + -ly (2). Meaning "fortunate, lucky" is late 14c.; that of "appropriately" is from 1570s. Happily ever after recorded by 1853.
- adv with joy, pleasure
- adv successfully
- This is, happily, a matter of but little practical importance.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The sectional element has happily been eliminated from the tariff discussion.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I know little of them; and happily we shall not be dependent on the result of my management.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- One married, happily or not as the case might be, and took the risk.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Off they went, and the long chain reached the bottom safely and happily.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- In short, Catherine, everything has gone wrong, but it is now all happily settled.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- Dry your eyes and tell me, and whatever it is I'll fix it all right and happily for you.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- You may say what you please; your neighbours are all happily engaged, too busy to mind you.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Happily, Lydia was not alone in her public profession of religion.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Happily, all that Troubridge with so much reason foreboded, did not come to pass.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
Synonyms for happily
- agreeably
- appropriately
- aptly
- auspiciously
- blissfully
- blithely
- brightly
- buoyantly
- cheerfully
- contentedly
- delightedly
- delightfully
- devotedly
- elatedly
- enthusiastically
- exhilaratingly
- exultantly
- favorably
- felicitously
- fortunately
- freely
- gaily
- gladly
- gleefully
- gracefully
- graciously
- heartily
- hilariously
- jovially
- joyfully
- joyously
- laughingly
- lightheartedly
- lightly
- lovingly
- merrily
- optimistically
- peacefully
- playfully
- propitiously
- prosperously
- providentially
- satisfyingly
- seasonably
- sincerely
- smilingly
- sportively
- swimmingly
- vivaciously
- well
- willingly
- with relish
- with zeal
- zestfully
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