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Gaily

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. In a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner; merrily.

ad. With bright colors or trimmings; showily: gaily dressed in ribbons and flounces.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. merrily

ad. showily

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. Merrily; showily. See gaily.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In a gay manner; with mirth and frolic; joyfully; merrily.

Splendidly; with finery or showiness; brightly; gaudily.

Tolerably; pretty. Also gailie, gaylie.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. in a gay manner

Word Usage

"And he does this all while staggering about the stage tripping over things in gaily-stockinged feet (yes, I have a soft spot for gawky boys in colorful socks), fussing with the mix, swapping instruments on the fly, and -- in the grand tradition of Bowie and Byrne -- dancing like an utter spaz."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

merrily

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ailey Aly Bailey Baily Daley Daly Disraeli Hailey Haley Halley