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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

For now, Harding will remain in Paris and continue at least through 2029 with Santa Cecilia — the orchestra, he delightedly notes, where the beloved former L.A.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

But for Ethan, who delightedly makes chicken sounds as he leaves an apartment, it appears not to be coming, at least not in the way that Abe finds suitable.

From Salon May 20, 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

They chortled delightedly to themselves while I tried to come up with a different song to sing.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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