1
as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
happily accepted the invitation to dinner
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as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
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The entire family followed the blood trail to claim Moose, and happily celebrated Ryker’s first ever deer.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
Pearsall celebrated with Jennings in a choreographed dance, then was handed back the souvenir football from fullback Kyle Juszczyk as more teammates happily mobbed him.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Claudia Alexander, a resident of Marin County, has been happily cooking for family and friends for more than three decades.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The Hamptons often makes headlines for its splashy, brand-new mansions with Himalayan salt rooms and bowling alleys in the basements, but some of the South Fork’s most impressive and coveted properties are much simpler, more free-spirited, and happily rooted in the past.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
Pearsall celebrated with Jennings in a choreographed dance, then was handed back the souvenir football from fullback Kyle Juszczyk as more teammates happily mobbed him.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Claudia Alexander, a resident of Marin County, has been happily cooking for family and friends for more than three decades.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The Hamptons often makes headlines for its splashy, brand-new mansions with Himalayan salt rooms and bowling alleys in the basements, but some of the South Fork’s most impressive and coveted properties are much simpler, more free-spirited, and happily rooted in the past.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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