joyfully

adverb

Definition of joyfullynext
as in joyously

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Recent Examples of joyfully After lunch, the survivors danced joyfully with one another, laughing and singing songs. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms. — Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 The pair were spotted joyfully snapping photos of the graduate, and also made sure to take some individual pics with Deacon in his purple gown. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 Ron Seman was known as the master of the Indiana Dunes trails, spending years joyfully guiding thousands of people on journeys through its natural wonders. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 The Lindy Hop, an inventive, joyfully virtuosic dance to jazz, was developed in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. — Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026 Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyfully
  1. joyously
  2. exuberantly
  3. cheerfully
  4. giddily
  5. merrily
  6. happily
  7. cheerily
Adverb
  • Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.
    — Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • Bond traders have not reacted as exuberantly to the news of the Iran détente as oil traders have.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of exuberantly
Adverb
  • My second appointment is with Dr Mohit Mangla, the allopathic consultant, who explains cheerfully that Tulåh prioritizes Ayurveda, albeit viewed through the lens of modern medicine.
    — Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • Most of them answered the phone cheerfully.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of cheerfully
Adverb
  • Early in the second inning Wednesday afternoon, Nasim Nuñez smiled, hopping giddily.
    — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Tech was even still cool in late 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT and everyone started giddily re-doing Taylor Swift lyrics as Shakespearean sonnets.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of giddily
Adverb
  • Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of merrily
Adverb
  • One of their favorites is driving to one of Oregon’s scenic viewpoints, Pilot Butte, to watch the sunset, where Middaugh often brings her professional camera, while Ward happily snaps photos on his iPhone.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of happily
Adverb
  • Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.
    — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Definition of cheerily

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“Joyfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyfully. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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