What does joyously mean?
Joyously means In a joyful manner; joyfully..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a joyful manner; joyfully..
Uncle Henry was milking the cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was running toward the barn, barking joyously.
Unusually, it runs non-stop from Hounslow to Barnes, and we took this 5¾ miles so joyously that we had to wait nearly two minutes at Barnes for the right-away!
Use joyously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Joyously means In a joyful manner; joyfully..
Common synonyms include gaily, mirthfully, blessedly, bubblingly.
Possible antonyms include joylessly.
Uncle Henry was milking the cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was running toward the barn, barking joyously.
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