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jovially

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jovially

in a cheerful or happy manner

jovially waved good morning to us

Synonyms of jovially

brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, gaily (also gayly), happily, heartily, jocosely, merrily, mirthfully, smilingly

Words Related to jovially

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, rapturously

Near Antonyms of jovially

abjectly, dejectedly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, wretchedly

dolefully, dolorously, forlornly, mournfully, plaintively, sorrowfully

dourly, glumly, mirthlessly, sourly, sternly, sulkily, sullenly

blackly, dismally, drearily, gloomily, pessimistically

Antonyms of jovially

bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

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