Joyously and Sorrowfully

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Joyously adverb - In a joyous and gleeful manner.

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Sorrowfully is an antonym for joyously.

Nearby Words: joy, joyous

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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Joyously is an antonym for sorrowfully.

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowed, sorrowing

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