GLEEFULLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gleefully mean? 

• GLEEFULLY (adverb)
  The adverb GLEEFULLY has 1 sense:

1. in a joyous and gleeful manner

  Familiarity information: GLEEFULLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLEEFULLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a joyous and gleeful manner

Synonyms:

gleefully; joyfully; joyously

Context example:

the old man had greeted her gleefully

Pertainym:

gleeful (full of high-spirited delight)

 Context examples 

François cried, slapping his thighs gleefully.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

You give it up very gleefully, said he; I don't quite understand your light-heartedness, because I cannot tell what employment you propose to yourself as a substitute for the one you are relinquishing.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"Talk about your rough-houses," Matt murmured gleefully, standing in the doorway and looking on.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“I’m sure I’ve heard it before, somewhere, in books,” she murmured gleefully.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“It's my opinion, you see,” said Mr. Peggotty, with a delighted face, after some further rubbing of his legs, “as this is along of my havin' played with her so much, and made believe as we was Turks, and French, and sharks, and every wariety of forinners—bless you, yes; and lions and whales, and I doen't know what all!—when she warn't no higher than my knee. I've got into the way on it, you know. Why, this here candle, now!” said Mr. Peggotty, gleefully holding out his hand towards it, “I know wery well that arter she's married and gone, I shall put that candle theer, just the same as now. I know wery well that when I'm here o' nights (and where else should I live, bless your arts, whatever fortun' I come into!) and she ain't here or I ain't theer, I shall put the candle in the winder, and sit afore the fire, pretending I'm expecting of her, like I'm a doing now. THERE'S a babby for you,” said Mr. Peggotty, with another roar, “in the form of a Sea Porkypine! Why, at the present minute, when I see the candle sparkle up, I says to myself, “She's a looking at it! Em'ly's a coming!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Maud clapped her hands gleefully.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)