[ adv ] in a joyous and gleeful manner <adv.all> the old man had greeted her gleefully
Joyful \Joy"ful\, a. Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. ``Joyful tidings.'' --Shak.
My soul shall be joyful in my God. --Is. lxi. 10.
Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. --Pope. -- {Joy"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ful*ness}, n.
As scores of Iraqi hostages joyfully returned home, former hostage Frank Reed implored the nation not to forget the 13 Westerners still held in Lebanon.
But this time, tens of thousands of people needed no encouragement as they joyfully waited for hours to glimpse John Paul.
He merely commands "take off your clothes," and women joyfully obey.
Others say the symbolic burning of a mortgage is a throwback to the days when the yoke of debt could be joyfully discarded, the shame of owing money forgotten.
Civilians wearing ribbons on their sleeves were attempting to maintain order in Timisoara, as people danced joyfully in the streets and flashed "V" for victory signs.
Noriega has returned from a surprise one-day visit to the Dominican Republic during which about 1,000 people, who thought the military ruler had left the country for good, demonstrated joyfully in Panama City.
Hear!" and supporters waved their papers joyfully.