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gladsome

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glad·some  (gldsm)
adj.
Causing or showing gladness or joy: a gladsome occasion; a gladsome smile.
gladsome·ly adv.
gladsome [ˈglædsəm]
adj
an archaic word for glad1
gladsomely  adv
gladsomeness  n
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Adj.1.gladsome - experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome smile"; "a gladsome occasion"
glad - showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion"
Translations
gladsome
adj (old) → freudenreich (liter)


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He heard Clara's gladsome voice, too, as she weeded and watered the flower-bed which had been given her for her own.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The stars, as if knowing that no one was looking at them, began to disport themselves in the dark sky: now flaring up, now vanishing, now trembling, they were busy whispering something gladsome and mysterious to one another.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
If he had been a gladsome, unreflecting American opera-audience, he probably would have had his storm repeated and repeated until he drowned all those people.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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