Meaning & use
Joyously
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In a manner full of joy; with great happiness.
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The children danced joyously around the maypole.
She joyously announced the news to her family.
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Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'joyous,' which itself descends from the Old French 'joios.'
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