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gaily

[gey-lee] / ˈgeɪ li /


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The longer the delay, the greater the satisfaction when everything is gaily resolved.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

But she has skipped gaily upon each milestone, obscuring the nature and means of that progress.

From Slate Jan. 9, 2024

The scene in question shows her determination to get them on her page: Julia gaily waltzes into the offices of WGBH, cake plate in hand and ready to negotiate with a side of sugar.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2022

Texts from the Karnak temple complex near Luxor describe baboons as “announcing” Ra while “they dance for him, jump gaily for him, sing praises for him, and shout out for him.”

From Scientific American Nov. 17, 2021

“Come, come,” said the Senses Taker, chuckling gaily to himself, “don’t take all day. I’m expecting several more visitors any minute now.”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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