"merrily" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛɹɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-merrily.wav Forms: more merrily [comparative], most merrily [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English merily, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|merily}} Middle English merily, {{inh|en|ang|myriġlīċe}} Old English myriġlīċe, {{suffix|en|merry|ly}} merry + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} merrily (comparative more merrily, superlative most merrily)
  1. In a cheerful or merry way. Translations (in a cheerful or merry manner): ἱλαρῶς (hilarôs) (Ancient Greek), весело (veselo) (Bulgarian), оживено (oživeno) (Bulgarian), gaiement (French), fröhlich (German), lustig (German), allegramente (Italian), wesoło (Polish), voios (Romanian), cu bucurie (Romanian), cu veselie (Romanian), ве́село (véselo) (Russian), vȅselo (Serbo-Croatian), ве̏село (Serbo-Croatian), neşeli (Turkish)
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