joyfully

adverb

Definition of joyfullynext
as in joyously

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Recent Examples of joyfully 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 Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms. — Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 After lunch, the survivors danced joyfully with one another, laughing and singing songs. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyfully
  1. joyously
  2. exuberantly
  3. cheerfully
  4. giddily
  5. merrily
  6. happily
  7. cheerily
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  • 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
  • Most shave ice syrups tend to be exuberantly, artificially colorful.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Bond traders have not reacted as exuberantly to the news of the Iran détente as oil traders have.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of exuberantly
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
  • 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
  • Early in the second inning Wednesday afternoon, Nasim Nuñez smiled, hopping giddily.
    — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of giddily
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
  • These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His child, who had once vomited silently in the bathtub, then gone on playing happily with her bath toys.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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