MERRILY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

merrily

adverb

Definition of merrily

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner our coworker merrily announced that it was her birthday, so we felt obligated to treat her to lunch

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Recent Examples of merrily Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future. — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 7 May 2026 This Christmas white cake sings merrily with the tart, citrus flavors of a cherry, orange, and cranberry filling. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 The Ultra Music Festival merrily rolls along in its 26th year Friday through Sunday at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 The sick humor of an inappropriately large insect thrashing on the bed gives way to the morbid humor of the new family of three proceeding merrily with their small lives. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 At the time of the landmark rights deal, Levy’s sales team had spent the last two years merrily siphoning off marketing dollars traditionally earmarked for the broadcast giants. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Most of the town’s residents, and many visitors, merrily took part, while the more prudent ones enjoyed the show from the safety of their balconies. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 White’s jaunty editing ensures the proceedings roll merrily along, and yet the richness of detail in every frame makes this feel longer than its lean 71-minute running time, but not at all in a negative way. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026

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Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

Adverb

Spending more time crafting weak-salsa anti-Latino jokes than improving the lives of Latinos — that’s the racist swamp the president and his team happily fester in.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving him was necessary, and the woman is now happily remarried.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of happily

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In Los Angeles, for example, there’s a billboard that shows an image of a smiling girl wearing Meta glasses, with her fingers placed to draw attention to the recording light that shines as brightly as her grin.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
All three are in brightly colored dresses intertwined with flowers, birds, trees and mountains.

— Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of brightly

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