gladly
adverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈɡlædli//
In a glad manner; happily.
adverb
- 1
In a glad manner; happily.
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.
'Find me a job and I'll gladly go to work.'
- 2
Willingly; certainly.
Would you like a beer? ― Gladly, thank you.
Etymology
From Middle English gladly, gladliche, from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly”); equivalent to glad + -ly. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- gladlier, more gladly
- superlative
- gladliest, most gladly