"cheerly" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From cheer + -ly.",
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        "Cheerful, gay; not gloomy."
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        "(archaic) Cheerful, gay; not gloomy."
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        "(archaic) Cheerily, cheerfully, heartily; briskly."
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        "(archaic) Cheerful, gay; not gloomy."
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        "(archaic) Cheerily, cheerfully, heartily; briskly."
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