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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

The birds that overwinter here, like chickadees and robins, woodpeckers and quail, are appreciatively called the jewels of the garden — a name that also describes the berries they so flagrantly and delightedly dine on.

From Seattle Times Nov. 12, 2022

He let the symphony unfold, delightedly when that was the mood, sumptuously when that was called for and, at the end, magisterially rather than brashly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2022

He turned delightedly to the man across the aisle.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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