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Jollily

adv.joyful, kindliterary

What it means

In a cheerful, friendly, and high-spirited manner.

Reach for it when describing warm visible cheer with an old-fashioned flavor

The host jollily welcomed every visitor and found each one a chair.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    cheerfully

    positive willingness is the plain meaning

    not when Cheerfully may be calm and lacks the hearty sociability of jollily.

  • everyday

    heartily

    welcome or laughter is vigorous and sincere

    not when Heartily can intensify approval without indicating happiness.

  • warm

    merrily

    shared enjoyment or celebration is obvious

    not when Merrily can feel seasonal and may suggest carefree disregard.

  • professional

    buoyantly

    optimistic energy survives difficulty

    not when Buoyantly stresses resilience rather than convivial warmth.

  • formal

    jovially

    hearty talk and friendliness define the manner

    not when Jovially often fits speech better than light movement or decoration.

Said against

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  • gloomily
  • sullenly
  • coldly

It naturally appears in

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  • laughed jollily

    The grandparents laughed jollily at the children's improvised play.

  • called jollily

    She called jollily from the kitchen that supper was ready.

  • greeted jollily

    The conductor greeted the nervous choir jollily before rehearsal.

The word family

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Where this comes from

Jollily is rare in current prose and can sound storybook-like.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.