uncheerfully
- a word derived from cheerful.
Example Sentences
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At least they hung on to their insecure refuge with much ardor, and not uncheerfully waited to be cast upon the strand.
From Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
"Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
From Four Girls and a Compact by Donnell, Annie Hamilton
The bill passed; but it was a different matter to enforce it, as many an excise officer reflected, uncheerfully, whilst riding a rail.
From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Primrose was immensely cheered by these little orders, and, in consequence, Christmas Day—the girls' first Christmas Day without a home and a mother—passed not uncheerfully.
From The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls by Meade, L. T.
Wherefore the Wilbur twin each Sabbath morning in the woodshed polished three pairs of shoes, and not uncheerfully.
From The Wrong Twin by Wilson, Harry Leon
