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Gleeful vs Gaily - What's the difference?

gleeful | gaily |

As an adjective gleeful

is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

As an adverb gaily is

merrily.

gleeful

English

Alternative forms

* gleefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

    • Synonyms

    * elated * exhilarated * high-spirited * overjoyed

    Related terms

    * glee * gleefully

    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.}}