joyfully
- adverb
- /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
- They joyfully celebrated their team’s victory, cheering and singing together.
- joyfully together
You can do whatever joyfully or miserably, isn't it?
- You can do whatever joyfully or miserably, isn't it?
- But a genius learns to do what is needed joyfully.
Examples
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The dog whirled about and ran headlong at Annie, who embraced him as he joyfully licked her face.
Fiction book (1995) -
They were joyfully welcomed everywhere.
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In the beginning, she was still able to sing, however, which she did joyfully.
Fiction book (1999) -
I plan on living joyfully and happily for the rest of my life, a free man.
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We are at our most American, and American at America's best, when we joyfully welcome all of them.
Academic text (2016) -
The church joyfully welcomes those who will be received into the Order of Catechumens.
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Scrooge spends the rest of the day spreading Christmas cheer and joyfully sharing his wealth.
Fiction book (2001) -
Time spent in prayer, no matter how reverent one's demeanor, was to be joyfully savored.
Academic text (1990) -
The winning contestant joyfully strode among the applauding audience to display this large symbol of manliness.
Academic text (1996) -
Noticing my clean, white clothes, he waved to me and exclaimed joyfully, 'Urbi et orbi.'
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
Do something in a cheerful way
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
With great joy and excitement
In a very happy way without noticing problems
With pride and happiness after a success
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
In a happy, friendly way
In a very happy and excited way
In a very happy way that shows pleasure
With the mouth turned up in a friendly way
In a lively, excited way
In a way that shows great joy and excitement
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a way that shows great joy after success
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
In a very happy and excited way
In a happy, laughing way
In a happy, lively way that shows joy
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
In a way that shows great joy after a win
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word joyfully comes from the simple noun joy, which means 'great happiness', plus the parts -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly meaning 'in a way that'. So, joyfully means doing something 'in a way that is full of joy', showing great happiness.