Gayly \Gay"ly\, adv. 1. With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully. 2. Finely; splendidly; showily; as, ladies gayly dressed; a flower gayly blooming. --Pope.
gayly adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]