He 'cheerfully' admitted that he was wrong.
He seems a little more 'cheerful' today.
She has a 'cheerful' outlook on life.
(..) l should've listened to you,Jiminy. No, it was my fault. l shouldn't have walked out on you. Guess l'll never see my father again. Oh, buck up, son. lt could be worse. Be cheerful, like me. Aw, take it easy, son. Come on, blow. Thatta boy. Oh, well, it stopped raining anyway. (..)1940 Pinocchio
(..) The only sign of life was a lighted window... in the shop ofa wood-carver named, uh, Geppetto. So, l hopped over. And looked in. lt was a shame to see a nice cheerful fi re like that going to waste. So what do l do? l go in. l looked around. Ofcourse, being in a strange place like that, (..)1940 Pinocchio