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delightedly



ADVERB
gratefully
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


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Kreitzman laughed delightedly and said: "Well Ma, guess what? I'm 85, and I still haven't grown out of it."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

"This is going to be an absolute horror show," my partner, who was watching with me, said delightedly.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2023

They smiled delightedly and their eyes widened when they opened bags from a “grandmother,” as the piroshki maker was called, offering a taste of home.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

“They even let me design the room that I would teach in,” he said, delightedly, in 2021.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

“And then, Harry Potter, Dobby goes to visit Winky, and finds out Winky has been freed too, sir!” said Dobby delightedly.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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