jo·vi·al (j  v - 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 Iovi  lis, from Latin Iuppiter, Iov-, Jupiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]jo  vi·ali·ty (- l -t) n.jo vi·al·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. | jovially - in a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially" |
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