delightedly
- adverb
- /dɪˈlaɪtɪdli/
- Mother took one look, laughed delightedly, and clapped her hands.
- laughed delightedly
- said delightedly
- clapped delightedly
Examples
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Dave moves delightedly down the long row of foodstuffs while Duane shivers slightly behind him.
Fiction book (1993) -
As the bird beat its wings in a frantic effort to rise into the sky, the child laughed delightedly.
Fiction book (1991) -
My wife and I laughed delightedly when he said that in his speech.
Blog text (13) -
His mother, my good friend, catches her son and laughs delightedly.
Fiction book (1997) -
Sonny may not get the joke, but he laughs delightedly just because it's his dad telling it.
Fiction book (1990) -
A brown puppy is jumping all over Nick and Lexi, who laugh delightedly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dinah smiled delightedly at Anna Tyson.
Fiction book (1992) -
"That's terrific!" The fatigue disappeared from Al's face as if by magic, and he grinned delightedly at Gushie.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mother took one look at the gift, laughed delightedly, and clapped her hands.
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A brown puppy is jumping all over Nick and Lexi, who laugh delightedly at its playful antics.
Synonyms
Do something in a cheerful way
With pleasure and willing to do something
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
With great joy and excitement
With pride and happiness after a success
In a very beautiful or impressive way
In a very happy way that shows delight
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
In a happy, friendly way
In a very happy and excited way
With the mouth turned up in a friendly way
In a way that shows great joy and excitement
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
In a way that shows great joy after success
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a way that shows great joy after a win
In a very happy and excited way
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
In a happy, laughing way
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
In a happy, lively way that shows joy
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word delightedly comes from the base delight, which goes back to the Latin delectare meaning 'please'. You can also see the same root in delightful, so to do something delightedly is to do it 'with great pleasure' or joy.