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Definitions for Gladly

[1] feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
[2] accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: a glad occasion; glad tidings.
[3] characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
[4] very willing: I'll be glad to give him your message.
[5] Archaic . to make glad.
[6] happy and pleased; contented
[7] causing happiness or contentment
[8] (postpositive foll by to ) very willing he was glad to help
[9] (postpositive foll by of ) happy or pleased to have glad of her help
[10] an archaic word for gladden
[11] informal short for gladiolus Also called (Austral): gladdie (ˈɡlædɪ )

Words related to Gladly

gladwillingly, warmly, cordially, freely, heartily, readily, cheerfully, cheerily, enthusiastically, gratefully, gleefully, gaily, lovingly, merrily, passionately, pleasantly, sweetly, zealously, acquiescently, ardently

Words nearby Gladly

gladglaciology, glacis, glacis plate, glackens, glacé, glad, glad eye, glad hand, glad rags, glad-hand, glad-hander

Origin of Gladly

1before 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr bright, glad, Dutch glad, German glatt smooth; akin to Latin glaber smooth

Other words from Gladly

glad·ly , adverb
glad·ness , noun

Word origin for Gladly

Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closely

Synonyms for Gladly

cheerfully, cheerily, cordially, enthusiastically, freely, gleefully, gratefully, heartily, readily, warmly, willingly, acquiescently, ardently, beatifically, blissfully, blithely, contentedly, delightedly, delightfully, ecstatically, enchantedly, felicitously, gaily, genially, jocundly, jovially, joyfully, joyously, lovingly, merrily, paradisiacally, passionately, pleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably, rapturously, sweetly, with good grace, with pleasure, with relish, zealously, zestfully