English Explanatory Dictionary

gladly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a glad manner; happily.
  2. Willingly; certainly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlædli/ en-us-gladly.ogg

Word forms

gladly gladlier more gladly gladliest most gladly

Etymology

From Middle English gladly, gladliche, from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly”); equivalent to glad + -ly. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.

Synonyms

cheerfully gaily blessedly bubblingly chearfully cheerily cheerly eudaemonically eupeptically gayly genially gladly happily joyfully joyously lightheartedly merrily mirthfully

Derived words

suffer fools gladly
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