gratefully

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gratefully

/ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/

adverb more gratefully · most gratefully

In a grateful manner. 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.’

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@misc{gratefully_2026,
  title = {gratefully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gratefully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}