" gaily "

1: in a cheerful or happy manner;

  * e.g., " ... we sat around the table, gaily teasing each other and laughing about the good old days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brightly,

•  cheerfully,

•  cheerily,

•  happily,

•  heartily,

•  jocosely,

•  jovially,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  smilingly

•  Antonyms : 

•  bleakly,

•  cheerlessly,

•  darkly,

•  heavily,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  unhappily

2: in a quick and spirited manner;

  * e.g., " ... children gaily running to the buses on the last day of school "

•  Synonyms : 

•  airily,

•  animatedly,

•  animately,

•  bouncily,

•  buoyantly,

•  high-spiritedly,

•  livelily,

•  lively,

•  perkily,

•  pertly,

•  snappily,

•  sparkily,

•  spiritedly,

•  sprightly,

•  trippingly,

•  vivaciously

•  Antonyms : 

•  dully,

•  inanimately,

•  sluggishly,

•  tardily

3: in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety;

  * e.g., " ... the Mexican dancers were gaily dressed in lavish, bright costumes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bravely,

•  brightly,

•  brilliantly,

•  colorfully

•  Antonyms : 

•  boringly,

•  drably,

•  dully