Cheerfully
Cheerfully adverb - In a cheerful or happy manner.
Usage example: cheerfully announced, “It's a beautiful morning!”
Mournfully is an antonym for cheerfully.
Mournfully
Mournfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: cried out mournfully for the son who would never return home from the war
Cheerfully is an antonym for mournfully.
Both words in one sentence
- Austin: (mournfully) I can't believe Vanessa, my bride, my one true love, the woman who taught me the beauty of monogamy, was a fembot all along... (cheerfully) Wait a tick, that means I'm single again!
Source: Girl of the Week
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