cheerily

Adverb

In a cheerful and lively manner.
in a cheerful manner

Adv

In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.

Examples

Having already dismissed the story as a heap of piffle, he cheerily advised the reporters to go for a run.
He CHEERILY declared ’bingo!’ after playing his seven-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From cheery + -ly.

Synonyms

pleasantly, sunnily, blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerfully, cheerily, cheerly, eudaemonically, eupeptically, gaily, gayly, genially, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully

Scrabble Score: 16

cheerily: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cheerily: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cheerily: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

cheerily: valid Words With Friends Word