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joyfully

joy·fully

UK/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/ US/ˈdʒɔɪfʌli/ rare

adverb

1.

in a joyous and gleeful manner

  • “the old man had greeted her gleefully”
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Origin

From Middle English joifulliche, joyfully, equivalent to joyful + -ly.

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