cheerfully
adverb/ˈtʃɪəfəli/
/ˈtʃɪrfəli/
- in a way that shows you are happy
- to laugh/nod/whistle cheerfully
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- (informal) used to say that you would like to do something
- I could cheerfully have killed him when he said that.
- used to show that somebody is not embarrassed about something
- She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so).
- brightly, in a way that makes you feel happy
- The school staff proudly showed me each cheerfully decorated classroom.
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