gaily

adverb gai·ly \ ˈgā-lē \

variants: or less commonly gayly

Definition of gaily

:in a gay manner :marked by gaiety

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Examples of gaily in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of gaily from the Web

The boy liked Dr. Wolffe — as everyone in the family called him — and when the doctor entered the exam room, the child greeted him gaily. ‘‘

— lisa sanders, m.d., New York Times, "Why Couldn’t the Young Boy Walk?," 6 July 2017
More than 40 years after Palo Alto was founded, its 11.5 acres are home to as many as 2,000 people who live in gaily painted houses that fill tidy streets leading to a small plaza, a church and a community center.

— elisabeth malkin, New York Times, "In Palo Alto Co-op, a Microcosm of Modern Mexico City History," 11 June 2017

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