Gayly

Gayly
Gayly Gay"ly, adv. [Also spelled {gaily}.] 1. With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully. [1913 Webster]

2. Finely; splendidly; showily; as, ladies gayly dressed; a flower gayly blooming. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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  • gayly — variant of gaily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gayly — /gay lee/, adv. gaily. * * * …   Universalium

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  • gaily — Gayly Gay ly, adv. [Also spelled {gaily}.] 1. With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully. [1913 Webster] 2. Finely; splendidly; showily; as, ladies gayly dressed; a flower gayly blooming. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gayn- — gayly, gayn see gaily, gain …   Useful english dictionary

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