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... cheerfully briskly heartily merrily gaily

Opposites

gloomily sluggishly

Word family

Related forms cheer cheery cheerily

Etymology

Archaic form from cheer + -ly. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face').

chiere Old French cara la-lat

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# 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

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