gladly

[ glad-lee ]

adverb

1. with happiness, pleasure, or delight; joyfully:

   Thank you for your friendship, which I gladly accept.

2. willingly and readily:

   I will gladly die defending the honor of my fallen brothers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gladly¹

glad ¹( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

There are verbal routines in “Godot” that Abbott and Costello would have been right at home parroting and physical comedy sequences that Laurel and Hardy would have gladly taken a tumble for.

From Los Angeles Times

“If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results. I don’t change on that. If it’s not, you have to fight for the right of the country,” he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in May.

From Salon

“I’ll gladly go back and play waiters or judges or gay bosses,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Jess and Rich Fierro might not like to be called heroes, but they gladly wear the label of leaders — and they want to inspire other Latinos to do the same.

From Los Angeles Times

Jess and Rich Fierro might not like to be called heroes, but they gladly wear the label of leaders — and they want to inspire other Latinos to do the same.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• warmly
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