jovially
In a jovial manner; jollily, merrilyIn a jovial (“cheerful and good-humoured”) manner; jollily, merrily.
Meaning
2 senses(broadly)In a jovial (“cheerful and good-humoured”) manner; jollily, merrily.
in a jovial manner
(obsolete)Under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From jovial + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives). Jovial is borrowed from FrenchFrom jovial + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives). Jovial is borrowed from French jovial (“jolly, jovial”), from Italian gioviale (“jolly, jovial; (obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”), from Latin ioviālis (“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”), from Iuppiter, Iovis (“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of the Greek god Zeus”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).
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Forms
more jovially, most jovially| Comparative | more jovially Lesson |
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| Superlative | most jovially |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb