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    happily
    hap‧pi‧ly /ˈhæpəli, ˈhæpɪli/ adverb
     Word Family: noun: happiness ≠ unhappiness; adverb: happily ≠ unhappily; adjective: happy ≠ unhappy
    1. in a happy way:
        Michelle smiled happily.
        I’m a happily married man.
        So she married the prince, and they lived happily ever after (=used at the end of children’s stories to say that someone was happy for the rest of their life).
    2. [sentence adverb] fortunately:
        Happily, his injuries were not serious.
    3. very willingly:
        I’d happily go for you.
        Most restaurants will happily accept payment by cheque.