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joyfully

adverb

Definition of joyfullynext
as in joyously

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Recent Examples of joyfully Experience cinema deeply and joyfully through noteworthy programming, including live music by renowned musicians, and in-depth conversations with world-class artists. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 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, 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 Do not go lightly, but go joyfully because riding the tundra mountain wilderness may be your ultimate connection with the natural world—and your role in it as a legitimate hunter. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere, attendees will no doubt flock to the Sicilian Oranges dome clock, joyfully rendered in a rich palette of transparent, opalescent and opaque enamels in 49 colours, coupled with miniature enamel painting in more than five pastel hues. — Ming Liu, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 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 Ron Seman was known as the master of the Indiana Dunes trails, spending years joyfully guiding thousands of people on journeys through its natural wonders. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyfully
  1. joyously
  2. exuberantly
  3. cheerfully
  4. giddily
  5. merrily
  6. happily
  7. cheerily
Adverb
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • His mid-20th century style reflects both the European zeitgeist and his own exuberantly analytic big-picture sensibility.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of exuberantly
Adverb
  • Now, the apartment is back on the market — as cheerfully over the top as ever in the listing photos — with Compass brokers Haley Venn and Carl Gambino, who declined to comment.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But Kelce, unaware of Gracie’s warnings, cheerfully makes a peace sign in response.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
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
  • American audiences will find out when the director’s West End production, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston as the merrily warring lovers Beatrice and Benedick, arrives on Broadway.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Definition of merrily
Adverb
  • As the two older girls dig through bins and happily run around with their shopping bags, their stepmom peruses the shelves with her 4-year-old, Galya.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Traditional KVMs live happily around racks and network switches.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of happily
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

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“Joyfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyfully. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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