as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
an album of bawdy songs from the Elizabethan era, all of them lustily and mirthfully sung
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirthfully
Adverb
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026 -
Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Best of all, the villain gets to live happily ever after.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Squeezits No '90s lunch box felt complete without a brightly colored bottle of Squeezits.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.—
HG BIGGS,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
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“Mirthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirthfully. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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