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jovially

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jo·vi·al  (jv-l)
adj.
Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer: a jovial host.

[French, probably from Italian giovale, from Old Italian, of Jupiter (regarded as the source of happiness), from Late Latin Iovilis, from Latin Iuppiter, Iov-, Jupiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

jovi·ali·ty (-l-t) n.
jovi·al·ly adv.
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Adv.1.jovially - in a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially"
Translations
jovially [ˈdʒəʊvɪəlɪ] ADVjovialmente
jovially [ˈdʒəʊviəli] advjovialement
jovially
advfröhlich, jovial; welcomefreundlich, herzlich
jovially [ˈdʒəʊvɪəlɪ] advgiovialmente, con giovialità
jovially [ˈdʒəʊvɪəlɪ] advgiovialmente, con giovialità


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Men began to throng into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially, sharply, viciously, excitedly.
At Sergey Ivanovitch's little pills, everyone laughed; Turovtsin in especial roared loudly and jovially, glad at last to have found something to laugh at, all he ever looked for in listening to conversation.
Jack was standing in the middle of the stall, and by the moonlight Tip could see he was smiling just as jovially as ever.
 
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