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Gaily vs Joyous - What's the difference?

gaily | joyous |

As an adverb gaily

is merrily.

As an adjective joyous is

full of joy; happy.

gaily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Merrily.
  • Showily.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=7 citation , passage=The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.}}

    joyous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of joy; happy.