Happily and Plaintively

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Happily adverb - In a cheerful or happy manner.

Usage example: happily accepted the invitation to dinner

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Plaintively is an antonym for happily.

Nearby Words: happy, happiness

Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat

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Happily is an antonym for plaintively.

Nearby Words: plaintive, plaint

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