happily

hap-pi-ly · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In a happy manner; with feelings of pleasure or contentment.

  2. 2.

    Willingly; with pleasure.

  3. 3.

    Fortunately; luckily.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    happily ever after — Living in lasting happiness, especially at the end of fairy tales
  • •
    happily married — Being in a contented marriage

Related words

Antonyms: miserably, sadly, unhappily
See also: gladly, happy, joyfully
Synonyms: cheerfully, contentedly, gladly, joyfully

Etymology

From happy + -ly adverb suffix. "Happy" derives from Old Norse happ ("luck, chance"), which explains the "fortunately" meaning of "happily."