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gladly

/ˈɡlædli/GLAD-lee
/ˈɡlædli/GLAD-lee

Meaningin a glad way

Common meaning: willingly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishglæd‘shining, bright, cheerful, glad’source
  2. Middle Englishgladsource
  3. Englishglad‘pleased, happy’
  4. Englishformed in English from gladgladly‘willingly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from glad + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), GLAD, p.235 · scan

Source words

  • glæd Old English · source word “radiant, shining with light”

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