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gleeful

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glee·ful  (glfl)
adj.
Full of jubilant delight; joyful.
gleeful·ly adv.
gleeful·ness n.
gleeful [ˈgliːfʊl]
adj
full of glee; merry
gleefully  adv
gleefulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gleeful - full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
elated, joyful, jubilant
joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
gleeful
adjective delighted, happy, pleased, cheerful, merry, triumphant, gratified, exuberant, jubilant, joyous, joyful, elated, overjoyed, chirpy (informal), exultant, cock-a-hoop, mirthful He took a gleeful delight in proving them all wrong.
Translations
gleeful [ˈgliːfəl] ADJ [smile, laugh] → jubiloso, alegre; (= malicious) → malicioso
gleeful [ˈgliːfʊl] adj → jubilant(e)
to take a gleeful delight in doing sth → prendre un malin plaisir à faire qch
gleeful
adj → fröhlich, vergnügt; (maliciously) → hämisch, schadenfroh; they were all gleeful about his failure → sie freuten sich alle diebisch über sein Versagen
gleeful [ˈgliːfʊl] adj (smile, laugh) → gioioso/a, allegro/a; (malicious) → malizioso/a
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And how was I to guess that the story of how the Queen had thrown him down on his own boat, the moment I hove in sight, was already the gleeful gossip of the water-front?
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The wind seemed as though lying in wait for her; with gleeful whistle it tried to snatch her up and bear her off, but she clung to the cold door post, and holding her skirt got down onto the platform and under the shelter of the carriages.
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As he spoke his boyish face was wreathed in a gleeful smile, and his voice had an exultant ring.
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