cheerily

1. 1.

   in a cheerful manner

   “`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly”

   Synonymspleasantlysunnily

Questions about cheerily

What does cheerily mean?

cheerily means "in a cheerful manner".

How many syllables are in cheerily?

cheerily has 3 syllables and divides as chee-ri-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cheerily?

Close synonyms include pleasantly, sunnily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cheerily a common word?