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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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
And, through it all, she’s managed to come out on top, not just because she’s a nepo baby or because she’s rich, but because she’s happily weathered the storm.
From Salon
One minute you're merrily drinking mulled wine, the next being asked why you're not happily married or whether you are planning children.
From BBC
She added: "They were a happily married couple, I thought, but no."
From BBC
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