Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a cheerful or merry way.

    go merrily along

    sing merrily

    fröhlich, lustig

    ве́селоvéselo

More definitions
  • in a joyous manner

Examples

30 sentences
  1. Singing merrily, they started for home.

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  2. Jim drove his car, whistling merrily.

    ruДжим вёл машину, весело насвистывая.

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  3. The boys marched on, singing merrily.

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  4. He drove his car, whistling merrily.

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  5. Birds chirp merrily in the trees.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English myriely, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly.

From Middle English myriely, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly.

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Forms

more merrily, most merrily
Comparativemore merrily Lesson
Superlativemost merrily

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmerry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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