happily
Americanadverb
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in a happy manner; with pleasure.
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by good fortune; providentially; luckily.
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felicitously; appropriately; aptly.
a happily turned phrase.
Other Word Forms
- overhappily adverb
Etymology
Origin of happily
Example Sentences
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And, as if in protest of her famed beauty, Bardot happily allowed herself to age naturally.
From Los Angeles Times
They crisped and darkened, developing a savory depth that stood in happily for pork.
From Salon
“How come we have had a Perseverance Rover on Mars for years, happily sending data back, and we haven’t had an autonomous rover in the Arctic?” said Saunders.
I’ve said more than once that I would happily listen to British actor Bill Nighy read the Facebook Terms of Service.
From Salon
I could tell she was feeling a little under the weather that day but she didn’t ask for any special treatment, and kindly and happily took direction.
From Los Angeles Times
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