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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to mery + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛriːliː/, /ˈmiriːliː/, /ˈmuriːliː/, /ˈmɛriliː/, /ˈmiriliː/, /ˈmiriːliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
merily
- Merrily, happily; with joy, gladness, and happiness.
- In a way displaying or expressing happiness or merriness.
- Showing religious ecstasy or adoration.
- (rare) Appropriately, fittingly, rightly.
- (rare) In a shining, attractive or gleaming way.
- (rare) In a fast or expeditious way.
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