"cheerfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəli/ [General-American], /ˈtʃɪəfəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cheerfully.ogg Forms: more cheerfully [comparative], most cheerfully [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English cherefully; equivalent to cheerful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cherefully}} Middle English cherefully, {{af|en|cheerful|-ly|id2=adverbial}} cheerful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} cheerfully (comparative more cheerfully, superlative most cheerfully)
  1. In a cheerful manner. Synonyms: cheerily [archaic], cheerly, happily Translations (in a cheerful manner): ἱλαρῶς (hilarôs) (Ancient Greek), derűsen (Hungarian), hilariter (Latin)

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Alternative forms

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