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English
Etymology
From Middle English joifulliche, joyfully, equivalent to joyful + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/
- Hyphenation: joy‧ful‧ly
Adverb
joyfully (comparative more joyfully, superlative most joyfully)
- In a joyful manner; joyously.
- Synonyms: cheerfully, gaily; see also Thesaurus:happily
2005, H Reese Scott, Embracing Emily:I ended my aimless-roaming-short-term-odd-jobs lifestyle and joyfully went to work at a local restaurant in Langley Park, Maryland, as a carhop.
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