What does gratefully mean?

gratefully means "with appreciation; in a grateful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gratefully?

gratefully has 3 syllables: grate-ful-ly. The stress falls on "grate". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/.

What is another word for gratefully?

Close synonyms include appreciatively, thankfully. 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.

What is the opposite of gratefully?

The recorded antonyms are ungratefully.

Is gratefully a common word?

gratefully 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.

gratefully — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
“he accepted my offer appreciatively”
Synonymsappreciatively
Antonymsungratefully
2.
in a thankful manner; with thanks
“he accepted thankfully my apologies”
Synonymsthankfully

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What does gratefully mean?: gratefully means "with appreciation; in a grateful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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