Cheerily
['tʃirili]
Definition
(adv.) In a cheery manner.
Typed by Lesley
Examples
- After some minutes' silence, he continued, cheerily-- Now, Janet, I'll explain to you all about it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Ah, that proverb is quite worn out, replied the Rector cheerily; try another, my boy, try another. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You know, John dear,' she said, cheerily reverting to their former conversation, 'that I hope I may safely be trusted in great things. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- An onion is an onion is an onion, Robert Jordan said cheerily and, he thought, a stone is a stein is a rock is a boulder is a pebble. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Good-morning, madam, said Holmes cheerily. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Here you are, Maurice, said the poet cheerily. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- John is well, and all the rest of our folks, said Ruth, cheerily. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In short, said Caddy cheerily, and not to prose, I am a very fortunate girl and ought to be very grateful. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He said, cheerily, but not quite so cheerily as he tried to say, that it should be done--that he gave her his faithful promise. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I saw my ward oftener than she saw me, he added, cheerily making light of it, and I always knew she was beloved, useful, and happy. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Dallas's hand came down cheerily on his shoulder. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I shall not get my deserts, for the urn sings cheerily. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Before we got to the street door, Startop was cheerily calling Drummle old boy, as if nothing had happened. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Then cheerily, Every sort of luck! Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Oh, easily enough, said Hall Pycroft, cheerily. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Good-evening, doctor, said Holmes, cheerily. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I hardly expect to go back to Briarbrae, answered Holmes, and waved his hand to us cheerily as we shot out from the station. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He answered cheerily, Trust to me, dear boy, and sat like a statue. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I doubt they obey that call more cheerily than the bells for primes and matins. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typed by Lesley