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Added 9 October 2026

joyously

adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about joyously at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a joyous and gleeful manner.
the old man had greeted her gleefully

Origin

From Middle English joyously, equivalent to joyous + -ly.

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