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carefully

English

Etymology

From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfull??e, ?earfull??e (carefully, diligently), equivalent to careful +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??f?li/, /?k??fli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k??f?li/, /?k??fli/
  • Hyphenation: care?ful?ly, caref?ully

Adverb

carefully (comparative more carefully, superlative most carefully)

  1. (obsolete) Sorrowfully.
  2. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
    • Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

Translations

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happily

English

Etymology

From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?ha.p?.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?hæ.p?.li/

Adverb

happily (comparative more happily, superlative most happily)

  1. (archaic) By chance; perhaps.
    Synonym: haply
  2. By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
  3. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
    • 1808, Daniel Defoe, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Minerva Press for Lane and Newman, page 311:
      And thus I have given the first part of a life of fortune and adventure, a life of Providence's chequer-work, and of a variety which the world will seldom be able to shew the like of: beginning foolishly, but closing much more happily than any part of it ever gave me leave so much as to hope for.
  4. With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

Translations

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