blissfully en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈblɪsfəli/ (General-American)
- /ˈblɪsfli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈblɪsfəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈblɪsfli/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English blisfully, blisfulliche, blisvolliche, equivalent to blissful + -ly.
Meanings
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In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
What changes will be wrought in the character and condition of mankind, as the millennium advances and rolls blissfully away.
1834, Heman Humphrey, Miscellaneous Discourses and Reviews:I walked the blissfully painful path of human love with intoxication and tears, always knowing that love's essence was elsewhere, hidden and yet addictively present.
2000, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Love Is a Fire: A Sufi's Mystical Journey Home:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more blissfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most blissfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fi onnellisesti (in a joyful manner) · fi iloisesti (in a joyful manner) · fr bienheureusement (in a joyful manner) · cs blaženě (in a joyful manner) · eo beate (in a joyful manner) · pl błogo (in a joyful manner) · cs blaze (in a joyful manner)