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merrily

Meaning of “merrily”

In a glad, cheerful, joyful, festive, or light-hearted manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Esther 5:14

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Esther 5:14
¶ Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Esther 5:14 · retained source text

¶ Then saide Zeresh his wife, and all his friends vnto him, Let a gallous be made of fifty cubits hie, and to morrow speake thou vnto the king, that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then goe thou in merily with the king vnto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman, and hee caused the gallous to be made.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tree.

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Historical definitions

With mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 129