Synonyms:
gleefully, joyously, joyfully
Meaning: in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully"
Usage examples
"So be it," replied Bob gleefully.
"So they will," declared the Woozy, chuckling gleefully.
Then, possessed with a sudden idea, she laughed gleefully.
One day Mary came into the house where her mother was at work and said, gleefully,
And Minnie--Ester's darling, who never received other than loving words from her--went gleefully off, leaving another heartburn to the weary girl.
I felt his pulse, and decided that he was really becoming fatigued, and that it would be wiser not to overdo the exercise while he was so weak. Accordingly, I consented to his returning to bed, and turned him round in that direction; whereupon he tottered gleefully towards his resting-place like a tired horse heading for its stable.