cheerly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃɪrli/ UK /ˈtʃɪəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv (archaic) in a cheerful or hearty manner; briskly The sailors hauled cheerly on the ropes at dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · (archaic) in a cheerful or... cheerfullybrisklyheartilymerrilygaily ↔ Opposites gloomilysluggishly Word family Related forms cheercheerycheerily Etymology AI details Archaic form from cheer + -ly. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'). chiere Old French cara la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cheerly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪrli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪəli/ ## Meanings 1. (archaic) in a cheerful or hearty manner; briskly ## Examples - The sailors hauled cheerly on the ropes at dawn. ## Synonyms - cheerfully - briskly - heartily - merrily - gaily ## Antonyms - gloomily - sluggishly ## Related Forms - cheer - cheery - cheerily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chiere - Root: cara ## Etymology Archaic form from cheer + -ly. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'). ## AI Etymology Cheerly is an archaic form from cheer + -ly. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'). The historical trail runs through Old French chiere and Latin cara. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means (archaic) in a cheerful or hearty manner; briskly. Related forms include cheer, cheery, cheerily. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown