delightedly
In happy fashion
Delightedly is an adverb describing an action performed with obvious pleasure and joy.
When someone responds delightedly, their manner conveys genuine happiness or enthusiastic approval.
She delightedly accepted the invitation to the party.
The word appears most often with verbs of expression—laughing, clapping, exclaiming—where the delight is visible or audible to others.
In a joyful manner
- joyfullyWith great pleasure
- gladlyWith eager willingness
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- brightlyWith much light
sunnily · buoyantly · lightheartedly · contentedly · gratefully · warmly · radiantly · beamingly
With intense elation
- rapturouslyWith intense elation
- exultantlyWith triumphant elation
- blissfullyWith serene delight
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
elated · thrilled · exhilarated · enraptured · jubilantly · rhapsodically · transported · swooning
With evident joy
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- grinningShowing a broad smile
- tickledTouched to cause laughter
whimsically · mischievously · impishly · friskily · sportively · cheekily · teasingly · roguishly
In an amused way
- mirthfullyWith lighthearted amusement
- humorouslyIn an amusing manner
- jocularlyIn a humorous manner
- wittilyWith clever humor
entertained · diverted · tickled pink · guffawing · chortling · snickering · tittering · cackling
happily
In a joyful manner
brightly · sunnily · buoyantly · lightheartedly · contentedly · gratefully · warmly · radiantly · beamingly · smilingly
euphorically
With intense elation
- rapturouslyWith intense elation
- exultantlyWith triumphant elation
- blissfullyWith serene delight
overjoyed · elated · thrilled · exhilarated · enraptured · jubilantly · rhapsodically · transported · swooning · overwhelmed
gleefully
With evident joy
tickled · whimsically · mischievously · impishly · friskily · sportively · cheekily · teasingly · roguishly · puckishly
laughingly
In an amused way
- mirthfullyWith lighthearted amusement
- humorouslyIn an amusing manner
- jocularlyIn a humorous manner
wittily · entertained · diverted · tickled pink · guffawing · chortling · snickering · tittering · cackling · howling
delightedlysadly
In a sorrowful manner
miserably · unhappily · sorrowfully · gloomily · mournfully
delightedlygrudgingly
With reluctant compliance
reluctantly · resentfully · unwillingly · begrudgingly · unenthusiastically