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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"
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Men began to throng into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially, sharply, viciously, excitedly.
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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.
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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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