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gleefully

[glee-fuhl-ee] / ˈgli fəl i /




ADVERB
merrily
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But state-media commentators in China are gleefully pointing out there is at least one product Europeans are eager to import more of: air conditioners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Summerween in “Gravity Falls” was more or less the same as regular Halloween — “a night to celebrate pure evil,” as Grunkle Stan puts it gleefully — with trick-or-treating, carved jack-o-watermelons, and a Summerween superstore.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Not every crowd will gleefully applaud and cheer a known notorious villain.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Cora, gleefully twisting the knife after his late night firing, reposted a clip of Betts’s generous compliment on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

“Well, I hope you didn’t expect to get anywhere by listening to me,” said the voice gleefully.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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