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merrily

/ˈmɛɹəɫi/ adv A1

in a happy and fun way

Word Origin Merrily comes from merry, from Old English myrge 'pleasant, delightful.' Surprisingly, the Proto-Germanic root also meant 'short, brief' — perhaps because pleasant moments feel fleeting. The same root gives us brief and brevity (shortness), and abbreviate (to shorten). So merrily means in a cheerful, lighthearted way.

adv in a happy and fun way A1

The children play merrily in the park.

(副词) 快乐地；愉快地；兴高采烈地

孩子们在公园里快乐地玩耍。

(adverbio) alegremente; con alegría; gozosamente; jovialmente [de manera feliz y divertida]

Los niños juegan alegremente en el parque.

(adverbe) joyeusement; gaiement; allègrement; gaîment [D'une manière joyeuse et amusante.]

Les enfants jouent gaiement dans le parc.

(Adverb) fröhlich; vergnügt [auf eine fröhliche, unbeschwerte und vergnügte Weise]

Die Kinder spielen **merrily** im Park.

(副詞) 楽しく、陽気な様子で

子供たちは公園で楽しく遊んでいる。

(advérbio) alegremente; jovialmente; festivamente [de maneira alegre e divertida]

As crianças brincam alegremente no parque.

Synonyms: happily cheerfully joyfully Antonyms: sadly unhappily

adv In a cheerful or merry way.

The children sang merrily as they walked through the meadow.

(副词) 欢快地；愉快地；兴高采烈地

孩子们欢快地唱着歌穿过草地。

(adverbio) alegremente; gozosamente; festivamente; con alegría [De manera alegre o festiva.]

Los niños cantaban **alegremente** mientras caminaban por la pradera.

(adverbe) joyeusement; gaiement; allégrement; gaîment [D'une manière joyeuse et gaie.]

Les enfants chantaient gaiement en traversant la prairie.

(Adverb) fröhlich; vergnügt; heiter [Auf eine fröhliche, ausgelassene oder heitere Weise.]

Die Kinder sangen **merrily**, während sie durch die Wiese liefen.

(副詞) 楽しく、陽気に。愉快な様子で。

子供たちは野原を歩きながら merrily（楽しく）歌っていた。

(advérbio) alegremente; festivamente; jovialmente; com alegria [De maneira alegre ou divertida.]

As crianças cantavam alegremente enquanto caminhavam pelo prado.

Synonyms: cheerfully happily joyfully gleefully jollily lightheartedly gaily blithely Antonyms: sadly miserably gloomily sorrowfully
Word parts: merry + ly

Common collocations

merrily adv life subst on prep in prep away adv stream subst burn verb down prep laugh verb fire subst go verb at prep

Related words

merry merriment merriness

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