Gleefully and Wailfully

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Gleefully adverb - In a joyous and gleeful manner.

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Wailfully is an antonym for gleefully.

Nearby Words: glee, gleeful

Wailfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: the lost child wailfully kept asking for his mother

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Gleefully is an antonym for wailfully.

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