Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated)Merrily.

  2. (dated)Showily.

More definitions
  • in a gay manner

Examples

4 sentences
  1. How gaily the kids skip and play, whilst I sink into listless repose!

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  2. As the orchestra in the space hotel's ballroom played on, dancers from various worlds swayed gaily about.

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  3. There was music and singing on board, and as the evening closed in, hundreds of gaily coloured lanterns were lighted.

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  4. At last, the younger of the dancing sisters, out of breath, and laughing gaily, threw herself upon a bench to rest.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

more gaily, most gaily
Comparativemore gaily Lesson
Superlativemost gaily

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedgay

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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