joyous
adjective
joyful; happy; jubilant.
joyously
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a word derived from
joyous.
Example Sentences
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Prolific and versatile, Richard Linklater has been one of the most joyously unpredictable filmmakers for more than 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Five or six spring-times, welcomed joyously, lovingly watched from the first celandine to the budding of the rose; who shall dare to call it a stinted boon?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Cue that priceless look on every adult’s face when the goonies are reunited with their families as the entire pirate ship resurfaces to float joyously in the distance.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Those who were in attendance joyously celebrated victory with their 'Poznan' dance, while Guardiola took the adulation of the travelling supporters.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
The city’s fortress walls were so plain, so blank, and then he would go through a gate—and everywhere, Werfel thought joyously, everywhere there was life.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
