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gladsome

[glad-suhm]

glad·some

[glad-suhm]
adjective
1.
giving or causing joy; delightful.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see glad1, -some1

glad·some·ly, adverb
glad·some·ness, noun
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Gladsome is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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gladsome (ˈɡlædsəm)
 
adj
an archaic word for glad
 
'gladsomely
 
adv
 
'gladsomeness
 
n

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