Merrily
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[mer-ee] 
–adjective, mer⋅ri⋅er, mer⋅ri⋅est.
—Idiom| 1. | full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man. |
| 2. | laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious: a merry time at the party. |
| 3. | Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. |
| 4. | make merry,
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Origin:
bef. 900; ME meri(e), myrie, murie, OE myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge pleasant, delightful
bef. 900; ME meri(e), myrie, murie, OE myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge pleasant, delightful
Related forms:
mer⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
mer⋅ri⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. happy, blithe, blithesome, frolicsome, cheery, glad. See gay. 2. jolly, jovial, gleeful.
1. happy, blithe, blithesome, frolicsome, cheery, glad. See gay. 2. jolly, jovial, gleeful.
Antonyms:
1. sad. 2. solemn.
1. sad. 2. solemn.
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| mer·ry (měr'ē) adj. mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est
[Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.] mer'ri·ly adv., mer'ri·ness n. |
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