What does delightly mean?
Delightly means (nonstandard) delightedly; with delight.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(nonstandard) delightedly; with delight.
“Oh, the reporter. Welcome to Wise,” she said delightly, betraying any hint of a problem with business in town. [...]”
Miss Agnew, obviously having received further inspiration, went on delightly: “Since you're a woman of the cloth!”
After Xmas they will have a new baby and instead of guessing whether it's going to be a girls or boy they feel my tummy and grin delightly saying, “I bet it comes out with a tan like ours.”
[...] he said delightly. "I had to make a sprint for it, though, and I shall be glad of a rest. [...]"
Use delightly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Delightly means (nonstandard) delightedly; with delight.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Oh, the reporter. Welcome to Wise,” she said delightly, betraying any hint of a problem with business in town. [...]”
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