delightedly

adverb

as in gleefully

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Recent Examples of delightedly His daughter yelps delightedly as a calf wanders close to the fence. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Since the end of the Second World War, the United States and its allies had maintained a system of humanitarian interventionism, until the President so delightedly detonated it. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026 Random House had just made an initial public offering, and the Cerfs delightedly sent him a Christmas gift of five shares. — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026 But there's also no other show so delightedly in on its own joke. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delightedly
  1. gleefully
  2. cheerfully
  3. merrily
  4. cheerily
  5. lightheartedly
  6. joyfully
  7. joyously
  8. gaily
Adverb
  • The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Chopping up their parents and teachers has never been so much fun as these kids take command gleefully and with joy as the ice cream man (actor Ari Millen in a dialogue-less performance) leads the band.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of gleefully
Adverb
  • The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Dining here is a bit like a Reddit AMA, with Bognar or fellow chefs cheerfully explaining their techniques.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
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
Adverb
  • 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
  • If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of cheerily
Adverb
  • The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of lightheartedly
Adverb
  • Williams and Zolotin joyfully lock hands, sing, and goof off in the behind-the-scenes clip.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • Simu Liu joyfully joins fans at the Marvel Studios Panel during Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 25.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • But those scenes of coming together joyously around this team, this diverse team, this remarkable team from all points, [Folarin] Balogun himself a birthright citizen leading this.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • The sunlight through the café windows moved gaily and bounced.
    — Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Cicadas thrummed gaily, fields shimmered with bird and insect life.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
Definition of gaily

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“Delightedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delightedly. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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