gaily

gai·ly

adv \ˈgā-lē\

Definition of GAILY

: in a gay manner : marked by gaiety

Variants of GAILY

gai·ly also gay·ly \ˈgā-lē\

Examples of GAILY

1. <we sat around the table, gaily teasing each other and laughing about the good old days>
2. <children gaily running to the buses on the last day of school>

First Known Use of GAILY

14th century

Related to GAILY

Synonyms: brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, happily, heartily, jocosely, jovially, merrily, mirthfully, smilingly

Antonyms: bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

Related Words: amusedly, exuberantly, giddily, gigglingly, joyfully, joyously; blithely, blithesomely, breezily, gladly, gladsomely, laughingly, lightheartedly, sunnily; amicably, friendlily, friendly, good-humoredly, good-naturedly, jocularly; hopefully, optimistically, sanguinely; blissfully, elatedly, euphorically, rapturously

Near Antonyms: abjectly, dejectedly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, wretchedly; dolefully, dolorously, forlornly, mournfully, plaintively, sorrowfully; dourly, glumly, mirthlessly, sourly, sternly, sulkily, sullenly; blackly, dismally, drearily, gloomily, pessimistically

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Rhymes with GAILY

Ailey, bailey, bailie, daily, Daley, Daly, grayly, paly, scaly, shaley, wally