merily
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to mery + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
merily
- Merrily, happily; with joy, gladness, and happiness.
- In a way displaying or expressing happiness or merriness.
- Showing religious ecstasy or adoration.
- (rare) Appropriately, fittingly, rightly.
- (rare) In a shining, attractive or gleaming way.
- (rare) In a fast or expeditious way.
Descendants[edit]
- English: merrily
References[edit]
- “mirīlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.