joyful
adjective
full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
joyfully
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a word derived from
joyful.
Example Sentences
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Each of us took turns spinning a bottle until it pointed to a cat, who joyfully received cat treats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble."
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
I joyfully practice “urban foraging,” picking blackberries in the Presidio, collecting rosemary and ginkgo nuts under street trees, harvesting apples at the invitation of the trees’ vacationing owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Mum Esther watched on as Charlotte, two, Daniel, six, and nine-year-old Iona joyfully sledged down a slope.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Mammachi joyfully welcomed him back into her life.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
