cheerfully

cheerfully
cheer|ful|ly [ `tʃırf(ə)li ] adverb
1. ) in a way that shows that you are happy:
She could hear him whistling cheerfully in the garden.
2. ) in a way that makes you feel happy:
a cheerfully decorated kitchen
someone could cheerfully do something MAINLY BRITISH
used for saying that you would like to do something bad to someone who has annoyed you:
I could cheerfully kill him for this.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Cheerfully — Cheer ful*ly, adv. In a cheerful manner, gladly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cheerfully — UK [ˈtʃɪə(r)f(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈtʃɪrf(ə)lɪ] adverb 1) in a way that shows that you are happy She could hear him whistling cheerfully in the garden. 2) in a way that makes you feel happy a cheerfully decorated kitchen • someone could cheerfully do… …   English dictionary

  • cheerfully — adv. Cheerfully is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑greet, ↑grin, ↑ignore, ↑laugh, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑respond, ↑say, ↑sing, ↑wave, ↑whistle …   Collocations dictionary

  • cheerfully — cheerful ► ADJECTIVE 1) noticeably happy and optimistic. 2) bright and pleasant: a cheerful room. DERIVATIVES cheerfully adverb cheerfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • cheerfully — adverb in a cheerful manner (Freq. 2) he cheerfully agreed to do it • Ant: ↑cheerlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑upbeat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheerfully — adverb see cheerful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cheerfully — See cheerful. * * * …   Universalium

  • cheerfully — adverb In a cheerful manner …   Wiktionary

  • cheerfully — Synonyms and related words: affably, agreeably, airily, amiably, amicably, blissfully, blithely, cheerily, confidently, cordially, enjoyably, expectantly, fair, fondly, genially, gladly, graciously, gratifyingly, happily, hopefully, hopingly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • cheerfully — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cheerily, gladly, willingly, readily, happily, merrily, joyfully, lightheartedly, blithely, brightly, vivaciously, airily, buoyantly, genially, jovially, sportively, elatedly, pleasantly, gleefully, gaily, mirthfully,… …   English dictionary for students

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