gladsome
Americanadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- gladsomely adverb
- gladsomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of gladsome
Example Sentences
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No doubt it will be another spooky, unsettling and gripping tale from the gladsome Goth.
From BBC
Church bells across the land would peal out the gladsome tidings from every tower.
From The Guardian
But even better than the solid reality of the book in my hand was the gladsome fact that my mother and father at last understood the kind of nourishment I needed to survive.
From Literature
And these musicians have been steadfast in their devotion to outmoded, oldfangled and underplayed forms of country music, especially the springy, gladsome lilt of Western swing, best exemplified by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.
From New York Times
Back came the reply: ‘Our Lord is still in the tomb; I will not have it! We cannot have “hallelujah” sung in Salisbury Cathedral until the gladsome morn.’
From New York Times
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