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merrily

/ˈmɛɹɪli/ adverb C2
  1. In a cheerful or merry way. · go merrily along· sing merrily
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After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, and the little dears came jumping merrily along hand in hand, in couples: they were all ornamented with hearts.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 59 · B2
Who are we, the Gidur-log [the jackal people], to pick and choose?” He scuttled to the back of the cave, where he found the bone of a buck with some meat on it, and sat cracking the end merrily.
The Jungle Book, p. 2 · B2
He was in waiting for them, with the team, however, when it was all over, and the three girls came merrily out into the calm, white moonshine radiance.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 285 · C1
“Nonsense!” Anne laughed merrily.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 322 · C1

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