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happily

American  
[hap-uh-lee] / ˈhæp ə li /

adverb

  1. in a happy manner; with pleasure.

  2. by good fortune; providentially; luckily.

  3. felicitously; appropriately; aptly.

    a happily turned phrase.
happily Idioms  

  1. see live happily ever after.

Other Word Forms

  • overhappily adverb

Etymology

Origin of happily

A Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; happy, -ly

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