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happily

/ˈhæp.ə.li/ adverb A2
  1. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. · This time next month I’ll be happily fishing at the beach.
  2. By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
  3. With good will; in all happiness; willingly. · I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.
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“If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield,” said Mrs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 7 · B2
“Once,” began the leader, “we were a free people, living happily in the great forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruit, and doing just as we pleased without calling anybody master.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 98 · B2
And we can live as happily as millionaires on $15 a week.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 4 · C1
Our business is happily finished and all is well.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 83 · B2

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