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  • adverb In a sunny fashion; optimistically

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  • adverb in a cheerful manner

Etymologies

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sunny +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • For example, when he describes trends in public health, he points sunnily to data showing that deaths from diseases like tuberculosis are far fewer than in the past, but says nothing about the present, growing problem of the emergence of antibiotic-resistance strains of TB, et. al., which threaten to reverse those gains.

    Learning from Lomborg, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The former chancellor, Ken Clarke, aptly summed up the downbeat mood when he said in yesterday's Observer that it was hard to be "sunnily optimistic" about the west's economic prospects.

    Global recovery's weakness raises possibility of trade war Larry Elliott Economics editor 2010

  • This is a very tough and risky message for any American politician to deliver, but Obama did an excellent job of walking the fine line between issuing a warning and yet still remaining sunnily optimistic about our chances in the future.

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza Chris Weigant 2011

  • This is a very tough and risky message for any American politician to deliver, but Obama did an excellent job of walking the fine line between issuing a warning and yet still remaining sunnily optimistic about our chances in the future.

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza Chris Weigant 2011

  • But since the day people started leaving there's been this ribbon of pleasant spring weather looming sunnily over our path.

    It Wasn't Me. Chris Braiotta 2011

  • The fairy smiled sunnily at Lily and hugged her shoulders.

    Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010

  • The fairy smiled sunnily at Lily and hugged her shoulders.

    Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010

  • The fairy smiled sunnily at Lily and hugged her shoulders.

    Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010

  • “You must go on to England, Declan,” Eireanne had said sunnily when he gave her the news.

    The Year of Living Scandalously Julia London 2010

  • “I gave you my word,” she said, and smiled sunnily.

    The Year of Living Scandalously Julia London 2010

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