joyously

From Middle English joyously, equivalent to joyous +‎ -ly.

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joyously (comparative more joyously, superlative most joyously)

1. In a joyful manner; joyfully.

   Synonyms: gaily, mirthfully; see also Thesaurus:happily

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 259:

     Uncle Henry was milking the cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was running toward the barn, barking joyously.

   • 1956 September, S. C. Crowther-Smith, “Exile's Return”, in Railway Magazine, page 585:

     Unusually, it runs non-stop from Hounslow to Barnes, and we took this 5¾ miles so joyously that we had to wait nearly two minutes at Barnes for the right-away!