cheery
adjective
in good spirits; cheerful; happy.
cheerily
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a word derived from
cheery.
Example Sentences
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As she worked on Go Gentle, her heroine turned into a sage who desired only what she had and cheerily accepted whatever fate threw at her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
He cheerily repeated this in the media, which might have been forgivable if it had been true, but results showed that it was demonstrably untrue.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
I observed her and rather mournfully said, "She'll never be a scientist.’"Don mulled this over for a second then cheerily countered, "Ah, but she will be a philosopher."
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
The two could civilly debate the issues of the day while cheerily disagreeing with each other—serving as a model of bipartisan debate and domesticity.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024
Many staff thought it was time to call in hospice care for the man, but Farmer insisted cheerily, “He’s going to walk out of here.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
