1
as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
happily accepted the invitation to dinner
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as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
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Recent Examples of happily
He’s been offered a few movies, Hilaria points out happily.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
At a blissful 93 minutes long, Black Bag keeps audiences happily guessing before dropping its final reveals.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
Penn Badgley's Joe gets one more stab at his happily ever after in the show's fifth and final season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Comments Next month, Joe Goldberg, the serial killer who simply loves love, will return for his final stab at a happily ever after in You's fifth and final season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
At a blissful 93 minutes long, Black Bag keeps audiences happily guessing before dropping its final reveals.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
Penn Badgley's Joe gets one more stab at his happily ever after in the show's fifth and final season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Comments Next month, Joe Goldberg, the serial killer who simply loves love, will return for his final stab at a happily ever after in You's fifth and final season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happily
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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