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Gleefully vs Merrily - What's the difference?

gleefully | merrily |

As adverbs the difference between gleefully and merrily

is that gleefully is joyfully while merrily is in a cheerful or merry manner.

gleefully

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • joyfully
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 25 , author=Les Roopanarine , title=Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Al Habsi, so outstanding at Arsenal on Saturday, somehow scrambled the ball off the line, but only as far as Agbonlahor, who gleefully nodded home his first Premier League goal since last April. }}

    Related terms

    * glee * gleeful

    merrily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a cheerful or merry manner.
    • Merrily we row our boat... We're having so much fun we're singing about it.