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Merrily — Mer ri*ly, adv. [From {Merry}.] In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See {Mirth}, and {Merry}. [1913 Webster] Merrily sing, and sport, and play. Granville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merrily — f English (U.S.): apparently a respelling of MARILEE (SEE Marilee), reshaped to coincide with the adverb derived from the adjective merry … First names dictionary
merrily — (adv.) O.E. myriglice pleasantly, melodiously; see MERRY (Cf. merry) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
merrily — [[t]me̱rɪli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV with v (disapproval) If you say that someone merrily does something, you are critical of the fact that they do it without realizing that there are a lot of problems which they have not thought about. There they were,… … English dictionary
merrily — mer|ri|ly [ˈmerıli] adv 1.) written in a happy way, or in a way that makes you feel happy ▪ Sylvia laughed merrily. 2.) literary quickly and in a pleasant way ▪ The fire soon began to burn merrily. ▪ The clock ticked merrily in the corner. 3.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
merrily — mer|ri|ly [ merəli ] adverb 1. ) in a happy or lively way: A woman was singing merrily in the next room. 2. ) without knowing or thinking about problems or dangers that exist: GAILY: I kept on merrily writing checks, not realizing that the bank… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
merrily — UK [ˈmerəlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a happy or lively way A woman was singing merrily in the next room. 2) without knowing or thinking about problems or dangers that exist I kept on merrily writing cheques, not realizing that the bank had closed my… … English dictionary
merrily — adverb In a cheerful or merry manner. Merrily we row our boat... Were having so much fun were singing about it … Wiktionary
merrily — merry ► ADJECTIVE (merrier, merriest) 1) cheerful and lively. 2) Brit. informal slightly drunk. ● make merry Cf. ↑make merry DERIVATIVES merrily a … English terms dictionary
Merrily We Live — Theatrical release poster Directed by Norman Z. McLeod Produced by … Wikipedia
