gratefully

English

Etymology

From grateful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/
• Hyphenation: grate‧ful‧ly

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Adverb

gratefully (comparative more gratefully, superlative most gratefully)

1. In a grateful manner.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

     A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
        ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

   • 1983, John Patrick O'Brien, “Clinical Techniques of Halo Pelvic Fixation”, in External Skeletal Fixation‎, Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 599, column 2:

     The patients were all treated at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Sandy Bay, Hong Kong, and the work of all colleagues, nursing staff and collaborators in this study is gratefully acknowledged.