gaily

1. 1.

   in a gay manner

   “the scandals were gaily diverting”

Questions about gaily

What does gaily mean?

gaily means "in a gay manner".

How many syllables are in gaily?

gaily has 2 syllables: gai-ly. The stress falls on "gai". In IPA it is /ˈɡeɪli/.

Is gaily a common word?

gaily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.