happily

[ hap-uh-lee ]

/ ˈhæp ə li /

in a happy manner; with pleasure.

by good fortune; luckily; providentially.

felicitously; aptly; appropriately: a happily turned phrase.

Nearby words

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at happy, -ly

o·ver·hap·pi·ly, adverb

We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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Happily, the people at Atari dislike lurkers almost as much as I do.
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Into the Woods takes on the responsibility of saying, “Stuff happens after happily ever after.”
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Musician Chris Picco was on top of the world just a week ago, happily married and with a son on the way.
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And there are those who are happily ignorant, and prefer to remain that way.
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Happily the subject is usually picturesque, and old Holinshed at his worst was no contemptible writer.
The Battaile of Agincourt|Michael Drayton
But, happily, this fearful art exists no more to tempt and destroy?
Lucretia, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Happily he was available for the work, and entered into it heartily.
The Life Story of an Old Rebel|John Denvir
Because of prejudice, however, it is rarely that the happily married woman makes a business or professional career.
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Happily, his feet once on the floor, he became immediately manageable.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett

see live happily ever after.