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Gayly vs Joyfully - What's the difference?

gayly | joyfully |

As adverbs the difference between gayly and joyfully

is that gayly is cheerfully; in a gay manner while joyfully is in a joyful manner; joyously.

gayly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
  • * {{quote-book, 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, chapter=The Tutor's Daughter, Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page=266 citation
    • , passage=In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.}}
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow.

    Usage notes

    The meaning "in a homosexual manner", while an obvious derivation of the current primary meaning of gay, rarely appears, and when it does, it is typically used with an awareness of its rarity.

    joyfully

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a joyful manner; joyously.