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gaily

[ gey-lee ]

adverb

  1. with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
  2. with showiness; showily.


gaily

/ ˈɡeɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a lively manner; cheerfully
  2. with bright colours; showily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaily1

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; gay, -ly
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Example Sentences

I disliked his laugh because I knew it was forced, but I nodded gaily and asked him where he was going.

At a meeting with Netanyahu, Rubio gaily mocked himself by toasting the Israeli leader with one of his famous water bottles.

On another wall was hung a gaily colored quilt made by Harris.

And at Easter, Americans dunk them in dye and buy pounds of their chocolate likenesses wrapped in gaily colored foil.

There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.

And, Pedro preceding them, the young men gaily descended the stairs.

The pair disappeared among the glittering and gaily-dressed crowd that thronged the portico.

He had been momentarily forgetting care; was speaking gaily to his wife as they entered.

His hair relieved this somewhat, for it was white and always stood gaily on end, defying brush and comb.

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