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# merrily

adverb (merrily)

«merrily» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a happy, cheerful, jolly way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#m1)
2. Carelessly, without thinking about trouble, as in «He merrily ignored the warning». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#m2)

### In the lessons

Common in songs, carols and stories: «Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.» «Ding dong merrily on high» is a Christmas carol. It tells the reader things are cheerful.

### Examples

- The fire crackled merrily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x1)
- The children sang merrily in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x2)
- Row, row, row your boat, merrily down the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x3)
- The Rat sculled merrily along the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x4)
- The bells rang merrily on Christmas morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x5)
- He merrily ate the last cake, not knowing it was mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x6)
- Then he got into his cart and trotted merrily home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/#x7)

### Note

From «merry» + «-ly»: y changes to i: merrily. Opposite: sadly, gloomily.

## In Jewish tradition

Common in songs, carols and stories: «Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.» «Ding dong merrily on high» is a Christmas carol. It tells the reader things are cheerful.

### Note

From «merry» + «-ly»: y changes to i: merrily. Opposite: sadly, gloomily.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «merrily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merrily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«merrily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/merrily.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «merrily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/merrily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«merrily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/merrily.html) on Mova free.