Synonyms for gaily
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Merrily
merrily, cheerfully, cheerily, joyously, joyfully, jubilantly, blithely, happily, gladly, light-heartedly, eupeptically, blessedly, genially, mirthfully, cheerly dated, chearfully dated
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Merrily.
Related words
- Other spellings
- gayly
Example sentences
- cheerfully Chris followed the two and cheerfully greeted Kate.
- merrily The children were splashing merrily in the water.
- cheerily Ziri grinned and cheerily flirted back with Rima.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gaily | steady | |
| cheerfully | rising | |
| merrily | rising | |
| joyously | rising | |
| cheerily | rising | |
| airily | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- gladly2, airily
- 7 letters
- happily3, merrily3, cheerly
- 8 letters
- joyfully3, joyously, blithely2, cheerily, genially
- 9 letters
- blessedly3
- 10 letters
- cheerfully3, jubilantly, mirthfully, chearfully
- 12 letters
- eupeptically
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gladly2 = 2 syllables).