MERRILY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

merrily

adverb

Definition of merrily

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner our coworker merrily announced that it was her birthday, so we felt obligated to treat her to lunch

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Recent Examples of merrily Daunt asked merrily, and led me in a zigzag through the parking lot of the Adnams brewery, then out to the bookshop, a chip-shop-size storefront with a blue exterior. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 For the handful of teams chasing a pennant this month, life rolls merrily along. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 American audiences will find out when the director’s West End production, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston as the merrily warring lovers Beatrice and Benedick, arrives on Broadway. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future. — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 7 May 2026 This Christmas white cake sings merrily with the tart, citrus flavors of a cherry, orange, and cranberry filling. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 The Ultra Music Festival merrily rolls along in its 26th year Friday through Sunday at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 The sick humor of an inappropriately large insect thrashing on the bed gives way to the morbid humor of the new family of three proceeding merrily with their small lives. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

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There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
The camera pans across images of Boston’s historic Fenway Park and a grim-looking Schumer, contrasting those shots with footage of Collins cheerfully hobnobbing with Maine voters.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

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Near the brightly illuminated planet Adrian, background stars were therefore largely absent.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
During our stay, the work of Croatian artist Matej Vuković was on display, bringing pops of brightly colored clouds and unique shapes to the lush green landscape.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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