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cheerfully

[cheer-fuhl]

cheer·ful

[cheer-fuhl]
adjective
1.
full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
2.
promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright: cheerful surroundings.
3.
characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness: cheerful songs.
4.
hearty or ungrudging: cheerful giving.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English cherfull. See cheer, -ful

cheer·ful·ly, adverb
cheer·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-cheer·ful, adjective
qua·si-cheer·ful·ly, adverb
un·cheer·ful, adjective
EXPAND
un·cheer·ful·ly, adverb
un·cheer·ful·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


1. cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly. 4. generous.


1. miserable. 4. grudging.

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Cheerfully is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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cheerful (ˈtʃɪəfʊl)
 
adj
1.  having a happy disposition; in good spirits
2.  pleasantly bright; gladdening: a cheerful room
3.  hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic: cheerful help
 
'cheerfully
 
adv
 
'cheerfulness
 
n

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