" cheerily "

1: in a cheerful or happy manner;

  * e.g., " ... waving cheerily as they drove off "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brightly,

•  cheerfully,

•  gaily,

•  happily,

•  heartily,

•  jocosely,

•  jovially,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  smilingly

•  Antonyms : 

•  bleakly,

•  cheerlessly,

•  darkly,

•  heavily,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  unhappily

1: having or showing a good mood or disposition;

  * e.g., " ... a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blithe,

•  blithesome,

•  bright,

•  buoyant,

•  canty,

•  cheerful,

•  chipper,

•  eupeptic,

•  gay,

•  gladsome,

•  lightsome,

•  sunny,

•  upbeat,

•  winsome

•  Antonyms : 

•  dour,

•  gloomy,

•  glum,

•  morose,

•  saturnine,

•  sulky,

•  sullen

2: serving to lift one's spirits;

  * e.g., " ... a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bright,

•  cheerful,

•  cheering,

•  gay,

•  glad

•  Antonyms : 

•  bleak,

•  cheerless,

•  dark,

•  depressing,

•  dismal,

•  dreary,

•  gloomy,

•  gray