gratefully

English

Etymology

From grateful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/
• Hyphenation: grate‧ful‧ly

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Adverb

gratefully (comparative more gratefully, superlative most gratefully)

1. In a grateful manner.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

     A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
        ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’