Joyfully and Sorrowfully

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Joyfully adverb - In a joyous and gleeful manner.

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Sorrowfully is an antonym for joyfully.

Nearby Words: joy, joyful, joyless, joyed

Sorrowfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: in a sorrowfully worded statement she announced that she was dropping out of the race for governor

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Joyfully is an antonym for sorrowfully.

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowed, sorrowing

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