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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