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mirthful

mirth·ful

uncommon

adjective

1.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

  • “when hearts were young and gay”
  • “a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company” Wordsworth
  • “the jolly crowd at the reunion”
  • “jolly old Saint Nick”
  • “a jovial old gentleman”
  • “have a merry Christmas”
  • “peals of merry laughter”
  • “a mirthful laugh”
2.

arousing or provoking laughter

  • “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”
  • “an amusing fellow”
  • “a comic hat”
  • “a comical look of surprise”
  • “funny stories that made everybody laugh”
  • “a very funny writer”
  • “it would have been laughable if it hadn”
  • “;”
  • “;”

Origin

From Middle English mirthful, equivalent to mirth + -ful.

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