Definitions for happily
ˈhæp ə lihap·pi·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantlyadverb

   in a joyous manner

   "they shouted happily"

2. happilyadverb

   in an unexpectedly lucky way

   "happily he was not injured"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. happilyadverb

   By chance; perhaps.

2. happilyadverb

   By good chance; fortunately, successfully.

3. happilyadverb

   In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.

4. happilyadverb

   With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Happilyadverb

   Etymology: from happy.

   1. Fortunately; luckily; successfully.

   Were she as rough
   As are the swelling Adriatick seas,
   I come to wive it wealthily in Padua:
   If wealthily, then happily in Padua. William Shakespeare.

   Preferr’d by conquest, happily o’erthrown,
   Falling they rise to be with us made one. Edmund Waller.

   Neither is it so trivial an undertaking to make a tragedy end happily; for ’tis more difficult to save than kill. Dryden.

   2. Addressfully; gracefully; without labour.

   Form’d by thy converse, happily to steer
   From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Alexander Pope.

   3. In a state of felicity: as, he lives happily.4. By chance; peradventure. In this sense happily is written erroneously for haply.

   One thing more I shall wish you to desire of them, who happily may peruse these two treatises. Digby.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Happily

   Happily is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their third studio album, Midnight Memories (2013). It was co-written by band member Harry Styles.

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1. happily

   Happily is an adverb that describes an action done with contentment, joy, or pleasure. It shows satisfaction or delight in a given situation or event, or an optimistic, positive demeanor. Also, it can indicate a favorable or satisfactory state or conclusion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Happilyadverb

   by chance; peradventure; haply

2. Happilyadverb

   by good fortune; fortunately; luckily

3. Happilyadverb

   in a happy manner or state; in happy circumstances; as, he lived happily with his wife

4. Happilyadverb

   with address or dexterity; gracefully; felicitously; in a manner to success; with success

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. happily

   Of software, used to emphasize that a program is unaware of some important fact about its environment, either because it has been fooled into believing a lie, or because it doesn't care. The sense of ‘happy’ here is not that of elation, but rather that of blissful ignorance. “The program continues to run, happily unaware that its output is going to /dev/null.” Also used to suggest that a program or device would really rather be doing something destructive, and is being given an opportunity to do so. “If you enter an O here instead of a zero, the program will happily erase all your data.” Nevertheless, use of this term implies a basically benign attitude towards the program: It didn't mean any harm, it was just eager to do its job. We'd like to be angry at it but we shouldn't, we should try to understand it instead. The adjective “cheerfully” is often used in exactly the same way.

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happily' in Adverbs Frequency: #310

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How to pronounce happily?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say happily in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of happily in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of happily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of happily in a Sentence

1. Marcus Aurelius:

   To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

2. Nina Jankowicz:

   I will happily testify to the truth of the Board under oath: That it was a working group meant to curb disinformation that endangered Americans’ safety, and that — because of the Republican Party’s irresponsible lies about it — our democracy is less secure.

3. Paul Pogba:

   I want to win this World Cup and to do that you have to make sacrifices. Defending isn't my strong point, I'm not Kante, but I'll happily do it. I have grown up and matured.

4. Ja Khun Ya:

   All the displaced are looking forward to the new government to create (a country) where everyone is able to live happily and peacefully regardless of their race and religion.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I'm saying, is that in the last year and half or so, the Democratic party has moved in a far more progressive direction than they were before I ran for president.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=happily
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Happily
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=happily
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happily
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happily
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Happily
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=happily