Gaily Meaning
/ˈɡeɪli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advMerrily.
advShowily.
Sentence Examples
How gaily the kids skip and play, whilst I sink into listless repose!
CEFR Practice Quiz
The children danced ____ around the maypole on the bright spring morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The children sang ____ as they skipped along the path toward the local ice cream shop.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English gay Middle English -ly English -ly English gaily From gay + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children danced ____ around the maypole on the bright spring morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The children sang ____ as they skipped along the path toward the local ice cream shop.