cheerly adjective 1adverb 1forms 4 adjective1 •(no longer used) Cheerful, gay; not gloomy.Wel said, thou look'st cheerely, / And Ile be with thee quickly: yet thou liest / In the bleake aire. — 1598 adverb1 •(no longer used) Cheerily, cheerfully, heartily; briskly.My louing Lord, I take my leaue of you, [...] Not sicke, although I haue to do with death, / But lustie, yong, and cheerely drawing breath. — 1595 formscheerlier · more cheerly · cheerliest · most cheerly