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Happily vs Critically - What's the difference?

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Happily is a related term of critically.


As adverbs the difference between happily and critically

is that happily is (archaic) by chance; perhaps while critically is in a critical manner; with criticism.

happily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (archaic) By chance; perhaps.
  • *, II.12:
    • And who knoweth whether a thousand yeares hence a third opinion will rise, which happily shall overthrow these two precedents?
  • By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
  • In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
  • * 1808 , Daniel Defoe, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe , Minerva Press for Lane and Newman, page 311:
    • And thus I have given the first part of a life of fortune and adventure, a life of Providence's chequer-work, and of a variety which the world will seldom be able to shew the like of: beginning foolishly, but closing much more happily than any part of it ever gave me leave to much as to hope for.
  • With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

    • critically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a critical manner; with criticism.
  • With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
  • * Dryden
    • Critically to discern good writers from bad.
  • At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
    • a fortification critically situated
  • * Bishop Burnet
    • Coming critically the night before the session.