gleefully
17
3.0
- adverb
- /ˈɡliːfəli/
- Max visualized little children riding gleefully on them while an old man like himself drove the miniature train.
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Examples
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Employers learned to tolerate it and workers gleefully looked forward to it.
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The children played gleefully in the park, laughing and chasing each other.
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The evil sister looked on gleefully.
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On the way to the restaurant, he suddenly pointed gleefully at the car in the street ahead of them.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's a hard act for poor old Jackson to follow," said Tom gleefully.
Fiction book (1994) -
One of the women gleefully passes the pack around, then pockets the rest.
Fiction book (1996) -
"We won't have to eat any more beans!" my two sisters gleefully screamed in unison.
Fiction book (1997) -
A few years ago, many legal technology pundits were gleefully predicting that upstart dot-coms would eventually eat the two giants' lunch.
Academic text (2004) -
Harry Barry rises gleefully, joins Jonathan on the platform, shakes his hand as the Rotarians applaud.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the movie, Heather rushes into Veronica's living room during "pt-hour" and announces gleefully, "Veronica, have you heard?"
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
312
1.0
Do something in a cheerful way
36
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
34
1.0
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
29
1.0
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
27
3.4
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
20
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
12
4.1
With pride and happiness after a success
10
1.1
In a very happy way that shows delight
4
3.0
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
3
2.5
In a happy, friendly way
2
6.0
In a very happy and excited way
2
2.9
In a very happy way that shows pleasure
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
5.3
In a way that shows great joy and excitement
1
7.4
Showing great pleasure and excitement
1
7.0
In a way that shows great joy after success
1
7.7
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
1
7.0
In a happy, lively way that shows joy
1
6.0
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
1
4.7
In a very happy and excited way
1
6.3
In a happy, laughing way
1
8.7
In a way that shows great joy after a win
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Gleefully comes from the word glee, which means 'joy' and is the same glee you see in 'glee club', with -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly making it an adverb. So, to act gleefully is to do something 'full of joy' or with excited pleasure.