Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See gaily.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully.
  • adverb Finely; splendidly; showily

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Cheerfully; in a gay manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a joyous manner

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Examples

  • "I'll write, Eddie, oh, in a few days, and tell you all about my new home," she called gayly, as Frank, having disposed of her trunk in the back of the wagon, lifted her in.

    The Land of Promise D. Torbett

  • "Take your fence, my beauties," he called gayly to the dogs, as they came bounding across the turnpike.

    The Battle Ground Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

  • "Here you are," he called gayly, as Hannah opened the door.

    The Tangled Threads 1894

  • "Be blithesome in your minds, maidens!" she called gayly over her shoulder.

    The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest 1893

  • "I've come for you," he called gayly, and her face glorified with amazed joy.

    In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date Clara Louise Burnham 1890

  • "Hi, boys, you're doing well!" he called gayly after them, when suddenly

    The Shagganappi E. Pauline Johnson 1887

  • "Oh! Have a turf, Mr. Stoller?" he called gayly up to him.

    Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

  • "Oh! Have a turf, Mr. Stoller?" he called gayly up to him.

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878

  • She was renewing all her whispered and out-spoken charges when Dickery showed himself at her side, put his hand under her elbow, and wheeled her about, and while she called gayly over her shoulder to the others, "Did you ever?" walked her definitively out of the house.

    A Pair of Patient Lovers William Dean Howells 1878

  • "Oh! Have a turf, Mr. Stoller?" he called gayly up to him.

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

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