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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joyfully

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
joy-ful-ly
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a joyful manner; joyously.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English joifulliche, joyfully, equivalent to joyful + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more joyfully (comparative) most joyfully (superlative)

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce joyfully?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/.
What does joyfully mean?
In a joyful manner; joyously.
Where does joyfully come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce joyfully

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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