Buoyantly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Buoyant \Buoy"ant\, a. [From {Buoy}, v. t. & i.]
     1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid;
        tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.
        "Buoyant on the flood." --Pope.
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     2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
        specifically heavier.
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              The water under me was buoyant.       --Dryden.
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     3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
        disposition; buoyant spirits. -- {Buoy"ant*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  buoyantly
       adv : in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity
             buoyantly" [syn: {chirpily}]