Hap″pi‐ly (hăp″pĭ‐ly̆), adv. [From Happy.] 1. By chance; peradventure; haply. Piers Plowman.
2. By good fortune; fortunately; luckily.
Preferred by conquest, happily o'erthrown. Waller.
3. In a happy manner or state; in happy circumstances; as, he lived happily with his wife.
4. With address or dexterity; gracefully; felicitously; in a manner to insure success; with success.
Formed by thy converse, happily to steer
From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Pope.
Syn. — Fortunately; luckily; successfully; prosperously; contentedly; dexterously; felicitously.