sunnily
- adverb
- /ˈsʌnɪli/
- "She smiled sunnily."
- smiled sunnily
Examples
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"She smiled sunnily, her deep warm eyes crinkling almost shut, and pulled a loop of flowers from a bag Ilya carried.
Fiction book (1993) -
Stan made a petulant face, wiped it with his hand like a clown, and smiled sunnily.
Fiction book (1993) -
Edith greeted everyone at the party sunnily, making them feel welcome.
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The child laughed sunnily as she played in the sunshine, enjoying her day.
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He always approaches challenges sunnily, believing that every problem has a solution.
Synonyms
In a friendly way while smiling
In a friendly and enjoyable way
In a kind, friendly, and enthusiastic way
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
Shows hope and confidence about the future
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
In a happy, friendly way
With the mouth turned up in a friendly way
In a cheerful, friendly way that makes people smile
In a cheerful, positive, lively way
In a cheerful, carefree way without showing worry
In a cheerful and lively way
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
In a hopeful and confident way
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunnily comes from sun and the adjective sunny, where sunny means 'bright' and 'cheerful', and the ending -ly turns it into an adverb. So to do something sunnily is to do it in a 'bright' or 'cheerful' way, like a sunny day that lifts your mood.