| Happily 1. (adv.) By chance; peradventure; haply. 2. (adv.) By good fortune; fortunately; luckily. 3. (adv.) In a happy manner or state; in happy circumstances; as, he lived happily with his wife. 4. (adv.) With address or dexterity; gracefully; felicitously; in a manner to success; with success. Thesaurus Entries agreeably, airily, blessedly, blissfully, blithely, cheerfully, cheerily, delightedly, ecstatically, elatedly, enthusiastically, exultantly, favorably, fortunately, gaily, genially, gladly, gleefully, heartily, hopefully, irrepressibly, jauntily, joyfully, jubilantly, lightly, luckily, merrily, opportunely, optimistically, peaceably, pleasantly, propitiously, prosperously, providentially, rapturously, rhapsodically, satisfyingly, smilingly, successfully, swimmingly, willingly, with good cheer, with pleasure |