Gladsomely

/ˈɡlæd.səm.li/ adverb

Definition

In a happy, cheerful, or joyful manner; with gladness and good spirits.

Etymology

From gladsome plus -ly, the adverbial suffix. This combines an already archaic adjective with a modern adverbial form, making it doubly rare in contemporary English.

Kelly Says

Imagine saying 'he gladsomely danced at the celebration'—it sounds wonderfully Elizabethan and theatrical! This word shows how you can chain suffixes together (-some + -ly) to create expressions our ancestors used but that have almost entirely vanished from everyday speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በደስታ
beh-deh-s-tah
ARالعربية
بفرح
bi-farḥ
BNবাংলা
আনন্দের সাথে
anonder shathe
CACatalà
alegrement
ah-leh-GREH-mehnt
CSČeština
vesele
VEH-seh-leh
DADansk
glad
GLAH-d
DEDeutsch
frohgemut
FROH-guh-moot
ELΕλληνικά
χαιρόμενα
khai-ROH-meh-nah
ESEspañol
alegremente
ah-leh-GREH-mehnt-eh
FAفارسی
شادمانه
shadmaneh
FISuomi
iloinen
ee-LOH-ee-nehn
FRFrançais
joyeusement
zhwah-yuh-mohn
GUGU
આનંદપૂર્વક
anandapūrvak
HAHA
da farin ciki
DAH fah-rin CHEE-kee
HEעברית
בשמחה
bah-SMEH-khah
HIहिन्दी
प्रसन्नतापूर्वक
prasanntāpūrvak
HUMagyar
vidáman
vee-DAH-mahn
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan gembira
deng-an gehm-BEE-rah
IGIG
n'obi ụtọ
n-OH-bee oo-TOH
ITItaliano
allegramente
ah-leh-GRAH-mehnt-eh
JA日本語
喜んで
yokunde
KKKK
весело
VEH-seh-loh
KMKM
ដោយរីករាយ
doy riek reay
KO한국어
기쁘게
gippeuge
MRMR
आनंदाने
anandāne
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan gembira
deng-an gehm-BEE-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ဝမ်းမြောက်စွာ
wahm yaw kow hsu
NLNederlands
blij
BLAY
NONorsk
glad
GLAH-d
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ
khushī nāl
PLPolski
wesoło
VEH-soh-wah
PTPortuguês
alegremente
ah-leh-GREH-mehnt-eh
RORomână
vesel
VEH-sehl
RUРусский
весело
VEH-seh-loh
SVSvenska
glatt
GLAHT
SWKiswahili
kwa furaha
KWAH foo-RAH-hah
TAதமிழ்
மகிழ்ச்சியுடன்
mahizhchiyudan
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందంగా
anandamgaa
THไทย
ด้วยความสุข
duay kwaam sook
TLTL
nang masaya
NAHNG mah-SAH-yah
TRTürkçe
neşeli bir şekilde
NEH-sheh-lee beer SHAH-peh
UKУкраїнська
весело
VEH-seh-loh
URاردو
خوشی سے
khushi se
VITiếng Việt
vui vẻ
voo-ee veh
YOYO
pẹlú ìrọra
peh-LOO ee-ROH-rah
ZH中文
高兴地
gāo xìng de
ZUZU
ngokuthokozela
n-goh-koo-thoh-KEH-zeh-lah

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