ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cheerily

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtʃiːɹɪli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Cheerily is an adverb meaning In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.

Meaning

In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.

Example Sentences

Having already dismissed the story as a heap of piffle, he cheerily advised the reporters to go for a run.
Matters stood thus in the Castle of Avenel, when a winded bugle sent its shrill and prolonged notes from the shore of the lake, and was replied to cheerily by the signal of the warder.
What, perhaps, with other things, made Stubb such an easy-going, unfearing man, so cheerily trudging off with the burden of life in a world full of grave peddlers, all bowed to the ground with their packs; […]

Synonyms for cheerily

Depending on context, synonyms include cheerfully, cheerly, blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, eudaemonically.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pleasantly, sunnily, cheerfully, good-humouredly, uncheerily, lightheartedly.

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