"cheerfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈtʃɪrfəli/ [US], /ˈtʃɪəfəli/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cheerfully.ogg [US]
Etymology: cheerful + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|cheerful|ly}} cheerful + -ly
  1. If someone is doing something cheerfully, they are doing it in a cheerful way. Synonyms: merrily, happily, joyously, joyfully
    Sense id: simple-cheerfully-en-adv-IcUrc7ZB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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