Antonyms for cheerfully


Grammar : Adv
Spell : cheer-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪər fəl


Definition of cheerfully

Origin :
  • c.1400, "full of cheer," from cheer (n.) + -ful. Meaning "elevating the spirits" is from mid-15c. Related: Cheerfully; cheerfulness.
  • adv cheerily
Example sentences :
  • And he had hoped so cheerfully all the time to do something.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "And copper's up two points to-day," said Percival, cheerfully.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Do it good while you're doin' it," urged Uncle Peter, cheerfully.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The constituted authorities must be cheerfully and vigorously upheld.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • "You must have crooked ways to catch crooks, believe me," he said cheerfully.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • We should, therefore, love and trust in Him, and cheerfully do what He has commanded us.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • OBEY them by cheerfully and promptly doing their will, even when it is not to our liking.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Greeting me, however, cheerfully and politely, she at once entered into conversation.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • I cheerfully consented, and we reached Cooperstown early in June.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He was cheerfully, but silently obeyed by more than two hundred men.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for cheerfully

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