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Webster 1913 Edition
Gladly
1.
Preferably; by choice.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully; eagerly.
The common people heard him
gladly
. Mark xii. 37.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gladly
GLAD'LY
,adv.
The common people heard him gladly. Mark 12.
Definition 2024
gladly
gladly
English
Adverb
gladly (comparative gladlier or more gladly, superlative gladliest or most gladly)
- In a glad manner; happily.
- 1915, George A. Birmingham, “chapter I”, in Gossamer (Project Gutenberg; EBook #24394), London: Methuen & Co., published 8 January 2013 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 558189256:
- As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
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- Willingly; certainly.
- Would you like a beer?
- Gladly, thank you.
Derived terms
Translations
in a glad manner
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