ADJ.
engaged, escaped, live, negative, smiling, worthy, young
VERB + HAPPILY
account, book, bounced, cannot, die, ends, lived, opened
HAPPILY + NOUN
door, health, life, southeastern, workaholic
PREP.
after, out, without
ADV.
already, ever
adv
In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
This time next month I’ll be happily fishing at the beach.
And thus I have given the first part of a life of fortune and adventure, a life of Providence's chequer-work, and of a variety which the world will seldom be able to shew the like of: beginning foolishly, but closing much more happily than any part of it ever gave me leave so much as to hope for.
By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
Watt wore, on his feet, a boot, brown in colour, and a shoe, happily of a brownish colour also.
With good will; in all happiness; willingly.
I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.
By chance; perhaps.
And who knoweth whether a thousand yeares hence a third opinion will rise, which happily shall overthrow these two precedents?
adverb — in a joyous manner
Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.
And they lived happily ever after.
This time next month I’ll be happily fishing at the beach.
WiktionaryAnd thus I have given the first part of a life of fortune and adventure, a life of Providence's chequer-work, and of a variety which the world will seldom be able to shew the like of: beginning foolis
WiktionaryTrain operating companies get plenty of column inches in the tabloids, usually for negative reasons. Happily, Southeastern is worthy of praise for having made The Sun for something positive.
WiktionaryEverybody in the picture is smiling happily.
Tatoeba · #22075We all knew that Bob was on a wild-goose chase after Marge, because she was already happily engaged.
Tatoeba · #29101Nancy smiled happily.
Tatoeba · #36203i Register
In some senses, happily is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.