Etymology

cheerfully

cheer·ful·ly
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Today it means: In a cheerful manner. Full definition →

Middle English cherefully
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcherefully
  2. English todaycheerfully

From Middle English cherefully; equivalent to cheerful + -ly.

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