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(geɪli)

1. adverb [ADVERB with verb]

If you do something gaily, you do it in a lively, happy way.

Magda laughed gaily.

2. adverb [ADVERB -ed]

Something that is gaily coloured or gaily decorated is coloured or decorated in a bright, pretty way.

He put on a gaily coloured shirt.

...gaily painted front doors.

Synonyms: colourfully, brightly, vividly, flamboyantly More Synonyms of gaily

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gaily in British English

(ˈɡeɪlɪ)

adverb

in a lively manner; cheerfully

with bright colours; showily

gaily in American English

(ˈgeɪli)

adverb

in a gay manner

; specif.,

happily; merrily; joyously

brightly; in bright colors

Word origin

Examples of 'gaily' in a sentence
gaily

We laugh gaily and chat and huddle in small groups.Knowing the information came from the public domain my research group gaily put it on the internet.We didn't have a gaily painted caravan and a spare pair of horses.There's an annual crab and lobster festival, gaily painted beach huts and a sandy beach.I have been gaily putting your name forward - if you would like me to desist, please say so.

1 (adverb) in the sense of cheerfully

Definition

in a lively manner

She laughed gaily.

Synonyms

cheerfully

happily

Mum was sitting opposite another woman, smiling happily.

gleefully

brightly

blithely

merrily

joyfully

cheerily

jauntily

light-heartedly

chirpily (informal)

2 (adverb) in the sense of colourfully

Definition

with bright colours

gaily painted front doors

Synonyms

colourfully

brightly

vividly

flamboyantly

gaudily

brilliantly

flashily

showily

Additional synonyms

in the sense of happily

Mum was sitting opposite another woman, smiling happily.

Synonyms

joyfully,

cheerfully,

gleefully,

blithely,

merrily,

gaily,

joyously,

delightedly

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gaily

gag
gage
gaiety
gaily
gain
gain on something or someone
gain time

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单词	gaily
释义	Trends of gaily View usage for: gaily (geɪli) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] If you do something gaily, you do it in a lively, happy way. Magda laughed gaily. 2. adverb [ADVERB -ed] Something that is gaily coloured or gaily decorated is coloured or decorated in a bright, pretty way. He put on a gaily coloured shirt. ...gaily painted front doors. Synonyms: colourfully, brightly, vividly, flamboyantly More Synonyms of gaily More Synonyms of gaily gaily in British English (ˈɡeɪlɪ) adverb 1. in a lively manner; cheerfully 2. with bright colours; showily gaily in American English (ˈgeɪli) adverb in a gay manner ; specif., a. happily; merrily; joyously b. brightly; in bright colors Word origin ME Examples of 'gaily' in a sentence gaily We laugh gaily and chat and huddle in small groups. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Knowing the information came from the public domain my research group gaily put it on the internet. Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002) We didn't have a gaily painted caravan and a spare pair of horses. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There's an annual crab and lobster festival, gaily painted beach huts and a sandy beach. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I have been gaily putting your name forward - if you would like me to desist, please say so. The Sun (2013) 1 (adverb) in the sense of cheerfully Definition in a lively manner She laughed gaily. Synonyms cheerfully happily Mum was sitting opposite another woman, smiling happily. gleefully brightly blithely merrily joyfully cheerily jauntily light-heartedly chirpily (informal) 2 (adverb) in the sense of colourfully Definition with bright colours gaily painted front doors Synonyms colourfully brightly vividly flamboyantly gaudily brilliantly flashily showily Additional synonyms in the sense of happily Mum was sitting opposite another woman, smiling happily. Synonyms joyfully, cheerfully, gleefully, blithely, merrily, gaily, joyously, delightedly Nearby words of gaily gag gage gaiety gaily gain gain on something or someone gain time Synonyms of 'gaily' gaily Explore 'gaily' in the dictionary
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