gleefully

[glee-fuhl-ee]

adverb

1. with exultant, often mischievous joy or delight; merrily.

   My little niece snapped a photo of her mama and gleefully showed us the image she just captured.

Other Word Forms

• ungleefully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleefully¹

First recorded in 1730–40; gleeful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, Shepherd snapped a picture of the moment and gleefully sent it around to friends.

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But critics have warned that such a candidate is unelectable in broad swathes of America - and Republicans have gleefully held the self-avowed democratic socialist up as the far-left face of the Democratic Party.

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His Halloween videos, with kids gleefully grabbing the spuds, have garnered hundreds of thousands of views on Instagram.

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There is a playful metafictional aspect to the movie, as well as a chilling feeling of isolation and a gleefully uninhibited performance from Mr. Neill.

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Their work moves past familiar ideas of the body in transition, gleefully embracing the messiness of the queer experience and refusing the easy siren call of visibility.

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