merrily en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɛɹɪli/
Etymology
From Middle English myriely, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly.
Meanings
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In a cheerful or merry way.
go merrily along
Ariell: Where the Bee ſucks, there ſuck I, In a Cowslips bell, I lie, There I cowch when Owles doe crie, On the Batts backe I doe flie after Sommer merrily. Merrily, merrily, ſhall I liue now Vnder the bloſſom that hangs on the Bow.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 17:Then Heidi would sit down and chatter merrily away.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 50:She chatted merrily despite the rain.
The children sang merrily as they walked home.
So quickly the poore mans ſubſtance is ſpent, But merrily with the world it went, VVhen men eat berries of the hauthorne tree, […] And old men knew not vſurie: Now tis come to a wofull paſſe, […]
1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:sing merrily
laugh merrily
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more merrily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most merrily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
chearfully · genially · mirthfully · gayly · blessedly · cheerfully · merrily · eupeptically · cheerily · happily · mirthfully · cheerly · lightheartedly · eudaemonically · gaily · joyfully · joyously · gladly · bubblingly · joyously
Translations (17)
tr neşeli (in a cheerful or merry manner) · eo gaje (in a cheerful or merry manner) · bg весело (in a cheerful or merry manner) · ro voios (in a cheerful or merry manner) · it allegramente (in a cheerful or merry manner) · grc ἱλαρῶς (in a cheerful or merry manner) · ru ве́село (in a cheerful or merry manner) · fr gaiement (in a cheerful or merry manner) · ro cu bucurie (in a cheerful or merry manner) · enm myriely (in a cheerful or merry manner) · sh ве̏село (in a cheerful or merry manner) · de lustig (in a cheerful or merry manner) · de fröhlich (in a cheerful or merry manner) · ro cu veselie (in a cheerful or merry manner) · bg оживено (in a cheerful or merry manner) · pl wesoło (in a cheerful or merry manner) · sh vȅselo (in a cheerful or merry manner)