merrily

mer·ri·ly
M3E1R1R1I1L1Y4
/ˈmɛɹɪli/

adverb

In a cheerful or merry way.

“sing merrily”

Similar
joyouslymirthfullyblessedlybubblinglychearfullycheerfullycheerilycheerly
OriginMiddle English myriely ← Old English myriġlīċe →
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Meanings

adverbmerrily (comparative more merrily, superlative most merrily)

comparative more merrily · superlative most merrily

  1. In a cheerful or merry way.

    sing merrily

    5 more examples

    go merrily along

    laugh merrily

    The children sang merrily as they walked home.

    She chatted merrily despite the rain.

    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

    Synonyms: joyously, mirthfully, blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerfully, cheerily, cheerly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a cheerful or merry way.

Similar
joyouslymirthfullyblessedlybubblinglychearfullycheerfullycheerilycheerlyeudaemonicallyeupepticallygailygaylygeniallygladlyhappilyjoyfullyjoyouslylightheartedlymirthfully

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a joyous manner

Similar
happilymirthfullygaylyblithelyjubilantly
Also see
blessedlyblithelybubblinglycheerfullycheerilycheerlyeudaemonicallyeupepticallygailygaylygeniallygladlyhappilyjoyfullyjoyouslyjubilantlylightheartedlymirthfully

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmyriġlīċe
  2. Middle Englishmyriely
  3. Englishmerrily

From Middle English myriely, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἱλαρῶς
  • ἱλαρῶς (hilarôs)in a cheerful or merry manner
Bulgarian весело, оживено
  • весело (veselo)in a cheerful or merry manner
  • оживено (oživeno)in a cheerful or merry manner
Esperanto gaje
  • gajein a cheerful or merry manner
French gaiement
  • gaiementin a cheerful or merry manner
German fröhlich, lustig
  • fröhlichin a cheerful or merry manner
  • lustigin a cheerful or merry manner
Italian allegramente
  • allegramentein a cheerful or merry manner
Polish wesoło
  • wesołoin a cheerful or merry manner
Romanian voios, cu bucurie
  • voiosin a cheerful or merry manner
  • cu bucuriein a cheerful or merry manner
  • cu veseliein a cheerful or merry manner
Russian ве́село
  • ве́село (véselo)in a cheerful or merry manner
Turkish neşeli
  • neşeliin a cheerful or merry manner
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“merrily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merrily. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merrily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merrily.

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