Definition of Joyously

1. Adverb. In a joyous and gleeful manner. "The old man had greeted her gleefully"

Exact synonyms: Gleefully, Joyfully
Partainyms: Gleeful, Joyful, Joyous
Antonyms: Joylessly

Definition of Joyously

1. Adverb. In a joyful manner; joyfully. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Joyously

1. joyous [adv] - See also: joyous

Lexicographical Neighbors of Joyously

joyfullest
joyfully
joyfulness
joyfulnesses
joygasm
joygasms
joying
joyless
joylessly
joylessness
joylessnesses
joyne
joyned
joyning
joyous
joyously (current term)
joyousness
joyousnesses
joypad
joypads
joypop
joypopped
joypopper
joypoppers
joypopping
joypops
joyridden
joyride
joyrider
joyriders

Literary usage of Joyously

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Including the Biblical by Wilhelm Gesenius, Edward Robinson (1844)
"44, 4 and they (the Israelites) shall spring up "f^sH AS among grass, ie joyously and luxuriantly} parall. as (3) willows by the water-courses. ..."

2. The Poet in the Desert by Charles Erskine Scott Wood (1915)
"The flowers bloom in the Desert joyously. They do not weary themselves with questioning; They are careless whether they be seen, or praised. ..."

3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1858)
"0 glorious sea of mountains in a storm, joyously surging, and careering high With angry crests flung up against the sky And billowy troughs between, ..."

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