gladly
/ˈɡlædli/
gladly adverb: in a glad manner; happily.
Adverb
gladly (comparative gladlier or more gladly, superlative gladliest or most gladly)
- In a glad manner; happily.
- As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC
- 'Find me a job and I'll gladly go to work.'1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 4, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 44
- Synonyms:
- cheerfully, gaily, blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerily, cheerly, eudaemonically, eupeptically, gayly
- Willingly; certainly.
- Would you like a beer? ― Gladly, thank you.
gladly meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Punjabi
gladly in Hindi
- in a glad manner
- सहर्ष saharṣ, प्रसन्नतापूर्वक prasannatāpūrvak
- willingly, certainly
- प्रसन्नतापूर्वक prasannatāpūrvak
gladly in Urdu
- بہ دل و جان, بہ خوشی, ہنسی خوشی
gladly in Malayalam
- ആഹ്ലാദപൂർവ്വം, ആഹ്ലാദരിതമായി, സന്തോഷത്തോടെ, ആനന്ദത്തോടെ
gladly in Punjabi
- gladly, with pleasure, willingly
- ਜੀ ਸਦਕੇ jī sadke
More languagesFewer languages
- gladly in Myanmar
- ပျော်ပျော် pyau-pyau
Examples of gladly in a sentence
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
- Whenever I meet him again, I will gladly int him.
Synonyms of gladly
- cheerfully
- gaily
- blessedly
- bubblingly
- cheerily
- eudaemonically
- eupeptically
- genially
- happily
- joyfully
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Forms of gladly
| comparative | gladlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more gladly |
| superlative | gladliest |
| superlative | most gladly |
Origin of gladly
Inherited from Middle English gladly (“joyousuly, voluntarily, easily”), from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly, pleasantly, kindly”), from glæd (“glad, bright”) + -līċe. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.
Words formed from gladly
Phrases with gladly
Words that rhyme with gladly
Questions about gladly
- What does gladly mean?
- Gladly means in a glad manner; happily.
- What is gladly in Hindi?
- Gladly in Hindi is सहर्ष (saharṣ), प्रसन्नतापूर्वक (prasannatāpūrvak). See Gladly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gladly?
- Gladly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce gladly?
- Gladly is pronounced /ˈɡlædli/.
Words near gladly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gladly (page history and authors); gladly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gladly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜੀ ਸਦਕੇ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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