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gaily
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gai·ly

adverb \ˈgā-lē\

Definition of GAILY

: in a gay manner : marked by gaiety
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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

Rhymes with GAILY

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

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