Quickly; with a hearty will. "Cheerly, boys, cheerly," when the rope comes in slowly, or hoisting a sail with a few hands.
·adj Gay; cheerful. II. Cheerly ·adv <<Cheerily>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Are opposed to each other; the former being the order to lower gradually, and the latter to lower ex...
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