Meaning & use
Merrily
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In a cheerful, lighthearted, or happy manner.
See it in a sentence
The children skipped merrily down the path toward the fair.
She hummed merrily to herself while wrapping the gifts.
A note on using this word
Familiar from the nursery rhyme 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat', which repeats the word as its cheerful refrain.
Words with a similar meaning
cheerfullygaily
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Words with an opposite meaning
gloomilysadly
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