1
as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
happily accepted the invitation to dinner
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2
as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
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Recent Examples of happily
From happily revealing their biggest fears (spoiler: snakes and late-night WebMD spirals) to naming their celebrity crushes with a flirty tone, Thames and Parker overreact to generic press tour questions.
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Burns is happily married to a shorter man who doesn’t mind that his wife has several inches on him.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.
—John Burnett, NPR, 7 June 2025
In the follow up, To Barcelona, Forever, set five months later, Erica and Anna are happily navigating new chapters in their lives.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Burns is happily married to a shorter man who doesn’t mind that his wife has several inches on him.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.
—John Burnett, NPR, 7 June 2025
In the follow up, To Barcelona, Forever, set five months later, Erica and Anna are happily navigating new chapters in their lives.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happily
properly
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One is simply that, while the probability of properly reprogramming at least one of the sites is high, reprogramming all seven is considerably more challenging.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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According to the lawsuit, the baby did not properly descend during labor—likely due to shoulder dystocia, a complication that occurs when a baby’s shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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