gladsome
Americanadjective
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Origin of gladsome
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at glad 1, -some 1
Example Sentences
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No doubt it will be another spooky, unsettling and gripping tale from the gladsome Goth.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2022
Church bells across the land would peal out the gladsome tidings from every tower.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020
He came early by his robust, gladsome Christianity.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were more gladsome rumors that cotton might soon be decontrolled completely at the manufacturing level.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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