amusedly

adverb

as in smilingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusedly
  1. cheerfully
  2. joyfully
  3. jovially
  4. giddily
  5. joyously
  6. exuberantly
  7. cheerily
  8. merrily
Adverb
  • But Kelce, unaware of Gracie’s warnings, cheerfully makes a peace sign in response.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.
    — Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
Adverb
  • On a wall nearby, a large framed photo captures the surf-loving Alex standing joyfully on a bluff high above the crashing waves, arms outstretched, his hair blowing in the breeze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As the jingle continues, the surrounding people come together, joyfully singing with Kelce while holding containers of urine.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • Both Elysium and Upgrade contain their fair share of split noggins, but no film does it quite as jovially or consistently as Dredd.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The two key solutions were to hire Bora Milutinović, a jovially unintelligible coach with a history of reclamation projects, and to launch a nearly two-year residency training camp in Orange County.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of jovially
Adverb
  • Sherman is sitting across from Kerry Washington and Miley Cyrus, who bounce in their seats and gossip giddily with one another.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There was the viral pleasure and even pride in seeing foreigners encounter Buc-ee’s with reverential appreciation or giddily experience industrial quantities of Mountain Dew Baja Blast at Taco Bell.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of giddily
Adverb
  • Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Prolific and versatile, Richard Linklater has been one of the most joyously unpredictable filmmakers for more than 35 years.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The piece that Toni, a trans woman, performs (written by Barton) is exuberantly erotic and scathingly confrontational; afterward, Lauren, called up to the stage by Toni, delivers a reading of her own.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of exuberantly
Adverb
  • In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Ashley Graham, co-founder of Lucci Lambrusco, cheerily celebrates the brand at Pizzeria Portofino in Chicago on July 15.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of cheerily
Adverb
  • Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of merrily
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“Amusedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusedly. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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