cheerful
Use Cheerful in a sentence
fəl
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Cheerful
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having a happy disposition; in good spirits |
| 2. | pleasantly bright; gladdening: a cheerful room |
| 3. | hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic: cheerful help |
| 'cheerfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'cheerfulness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Next it is a lively and cheerful presage of our happy success and victory.
They are cheerful and outgoing, rudely humorous, and frequently have long-term marriages to adaptable wives.
He was brave and determined, and that made everyone feel more brave and cheerful.
The plot creaks a bit, but the intent and effect are cheerful.
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