cheerful
adjective
full of cheer; in good spirits.
uncheerfully
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a word derived from
cheerful.
Example Sentences
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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 Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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 R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
The corresponding months. in '52-3 have gone over my head quietly and not uncheerfully.
From Life of Charlotte Bronte — Volume 2 by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
"Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
From Four Girls and a Compact by Annie Hamilton Donnell
Once or twice Elsa glanced at me, timidly but by no means uncheerfully.
From The King's Mirror by Anthony Hope
