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adjective
1.
giving or causing joy; delightful.
2.
glad.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English;
see
glad
1
,
-some
1
Related forms
glad·some·ly,
adverb
glad·some·ness,
noun
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gladsome
(ˈɡlædsəm)
—
adj
an archaic word for
glad
'gladsomely
—
adv
'gladsomeness
—
n
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