Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheerily

/ˈtʃiːɹɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: cheer-i-ly
IPA: /ˈtʃiːɹɪli/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.

Example Sentences

"Having already dismissed the story as a heap of piffle, he cheerily advised the reporters to go for a run."
"Matters stood thus in the Castle of Avenel, when a winded bugle sent its shrill and prolonged notes from the shore of the lake, and was replied to cheerily by the signal of the warder."
"What, perhaps, with other things, made Stubb such an easy-going, unfearing man, so cheerily trudging off with the burden of life in a world full of grave peddlers, all bowed to the ground with their packs; […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English cheery Middle English -ly English -ly English cheerily From cheery + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cheerily (comparative) most cheerily (superlative)

Synonyms

cheerfully cheerly blessedly bubblingly chearfully cheerily eudaemonically eupeptically gaily gayly genially gladly

Questions

How do you pronounce cheerily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃiːɹɪli/.
What does cheerily mean?: In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.
Where does cheerily come from?: Etymology tree English cheery Middle English -ly English -ly English cheerily From cheery + -ly.

How to pronounce cheerily

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