happily

1 in a cheerful or happy manner happily accepted the invitation to dinner Synonyms brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, gaily, heartily, jocosely, jovially, merrily, mirthfully, smilinglyRelated 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, rapturouslyNear Antonyms abjectly, dejectedly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, wretchedly; dolefully, dolorously, forlornly, mournfully, plaintively, sorrowfully; dourly, glumly, mirthlessly, sourly, sternly, sulkily, sullenly; blackly, dismally, drearily, gloomily, pessimisticallyAntonyms bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

2 in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed Synonyms appositely, appropriately, congruously, correctly, duly, fittingly, properly, meetly, right, rightly, suitablyRelated Words well; acceptably, adequately, passably, satisfactorily, tolerably; decently, decorouslyNear Antonyms unacceptably, unsatisfactorily; inopportunely, unfortunately, unseasonably; inappositely, inaptly, irrelevantly; awkwardly, ungracefullyAntonyms improperly, inappropriately, incongruously, incorrectly, unseemly, unsuitably, wrongly