mirthfully

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English mirthful
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English mirthfully

    From mirthful + -ly.

    Adverb

    mirthfully (comparative more mirthfully, superlative most mirthfully)

    1. In a mirthful manner; happily.
      Synonyms: joyously, merrily; see also Thesaurus:happily
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