sunnily C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsʌnəli/ UK /ˈsʌnɪli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a cheerful, bright, or sunny manner She smiled sunnily and waved as the train pulled away. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a cheerful, bright, or... cheerfullybrightlybrilliantlyradiantlygaily ↔ Opposites gloomilydullydrearily Word family Related forms sunsunnysunniness Etymology AI details From sunny (from Old English sunne 'sun' + -y) plus the adverbial suffix -ly, an English formation. sunne Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sunnily **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌnɪli/ ## Meanings 1. in a cheerful, bright, or sunny manner ## Examples - She smiled sunnily and waved as the train pulled away. ## Synonyms - cheerfully - brightly - brilliantly - radiantly - gaily ## Antonyms - gloomily - dully - drearily ## Related Forms - sun - sunny - sunniness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sunne ## Etymology From sunny (from Old English sunne 'sun' + -y) plus the adverbial suffix -ly, an English formation. ## AI Etymology Sunnily is from sunny (from Old English sunne 'sun' + -y) plus the adverbial suffix -ly, an English formation. Important recorded forms include sunne (Old English). Morphologically, the -ly ending turns the base adjective or participial form into an adverbial manner word, or preserves an older adjectival pattern where the part of speech allows it. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers in a cheerful, bright, or sunny manner. The wider family includes related words such as sun, sunny, and sunniness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown