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blithely

blit·hely

US/ˈblaɪðli/ uncommon obsolete

adverb

1.

in a joyous manner

  • “they shouted happily”
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Origin

From Middle English blythely, blyþely, bliþeliche, from Old English blīþelīċe (“gladly, blithely”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Dutch blijdelijk. By surface analysis, blithe + -ly.

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