gayly adv 1: in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}] [ant: {unhappily}]
Gayly \Gay"ly\, adv. [Also spelled {gaily}.] 1. With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully. [1913 Webster] 2. Finely; splendidly; showily; as, ladies gayly dressed; a flower gayly blooming. --Pope. [1913 Webster]