sunnily

S1U1N1N1I1L1Y4

adverb

In a sunny fashion; optimistically

Similar
pleasantlycheerily
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbsunnily (comparative more sunnily, superlative most sunnily)

comparative more sunnily · superlative most sunnily

  1. In a sunny fashion; optimistically

    […]they also are blessedly free of the uptight, sunnily upbeat, politically correct tone that has crept into more recent incarnations.

    2009 January 16, Michiko Kakutani, “How Oscar Got Grouchy”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a good-humoured manner

Similar
pleasantlycheerily
Also see
cheerilypleasantly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sunny + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sunnily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunnily

MLA

“sunnily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunnily. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

Source: sunnily on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.