[ adv ] with smiles; in a smiling manner <adv.all> the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together
Smilingly \Smil"ing*ly\, adv. In a smiling manner. --Shak.
They believe what the government says." Inmates being driven from one jail to another smilingly showed the officer guarding them their new discovery: that their seat belts made handy tools for breaking handcuffs.
He had been smilingly solicitous all afternoon.
She smilingly agrees, saying she keeps up with the paperwork 'by telephone and fax'.