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gladsome

American  
[glad-suhm] / ˈglæd səm /

adjective

  1. giving or causing joy; delightful.

  2. glad.


gladsome British  
/ ˈɡlædsəm /

adjective

  1. an archaic word for glad 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of gladsome

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at glad 1, -some 1


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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

Many a fascinated viewer of This Is Your Life has often had the fond dream that the treacle might some day explode in gladsome Ralph Edwards' face.

From Time Magazine Archive

He came early by his robust, gladsome Christianity.

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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