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IELTS BNC: 13209 COCA: 22798

gaily

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gaily /ˈgeɪli/ adverb
gaily
/ˈgeɪli/
adverb
Learner's definition of GAILY
[more gaily; most gaily] old-fashioned
: in a happy and lively way高兴地;欢乐地
: in a bright and colorful way鲜艳地;亮丽地
IELTS BNC: 13209 COCA: 22798

gaily

adverb

gai·​ly ˈgā-lē How to pronounce gaily (audio)
variants or less commonly gayly
: in a gay manner : marked by gaiety

Example Sentences

we sat around the table, gaily teasing each other and laughing about the good old days children gaily running to the buses on the last day of school
Recent Examples on the Web The movie is a beastly thing, and proud of it—a gaily sadistic kerfuffle, from which all traces of tenderness have been expunged. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 Casanova gaily set off for southern Italy, expecting to live well there. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Peer into their forbidding black hoods and gaily stitched pieces of hot-pink woolen felt inside invite unexpected visual caresses. Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 The east side of the field had been set apart for those in carriages, and soon from one end to the other, it was filled with vehicles of all descriptions gaily decorated in blue and gold and in white and red. al, 22 Nov. 2021 The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English gayly, from gay gay entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gaily was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 13209 COCA: 22798

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