gleefully

English

Etymology

gleeful +‎ -ly

Adverb

gleefully (comparative more gleefully, superlative most gleefully)

1. With glee; joyfully
   • 2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Al Habsi, so outstanding at Arsenal on Saturday, somehow scrambled the ball off the line, but only as far as Agbonlahor, who gleefully nodded home his first Premier League goal since last April.

Related terms

• glee
• gleeful