jollily
In festive spirits
Jollily means in a jolly, cheerful manner—with visible good humor and high spirits: She jollily waved goodbye from the train platform.
The word is somewhat old-fashioned and literary, more likely found in Victorian novels than contemporary speech.
With evident joy
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- cheerfullyIn a glad manner
- lightheartedlyIn carefree fashion
- blithelyIn carefree manner
playfully · buoyantly · genially · jovially · mirthfully · gaily · happily · brightly
In an amused way
- amusinglyIn a humorous manner
- humorouslyIn an amusing manner
- wittilyWith clever humor
- comicallyIn a funny manner
jocularly · whimsically · sportively · impishly · mischievously · teasingly · jestingly · facetiously
In friendly, lively fashion
- festivelyIn celebratory fashion
- boisterouslyIn a loud, energetic way
- rollickinglyIn carefree, lively fashion
- raucouslyIn a disorderly, loud way
uproariously · rowdily · carousing · toasting · bantering · wassailing
gleefully
With evident joy
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- cheerfullyIn a glad manner
- lightheartedlyIn carefree fashion
blithely · playfully · buoyantly · genially · jovially · mirthfully · gaily · happily · brightly · sunnily
laughingly
In an amused way
- amusinglyIn a humorous manner
- humorouslyIn an amusing manner
- wittilyWith clever humor
comically · jocularly · whimsically · sportively · impishly · mischievously · teasingly · jestingly · facetiously · waggishly
convivially
In friendly, lively fashion
- festivelyIn celebratory fashion
- boisterouslyIn a loud, energetic way
- rollickinglyIn carefree, lively fashion
raucously · uproariously · rowdily · carousing · toasting · bantering · wassailing