mirthful
adjective
joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry.
unmirthful
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a word derived from
mirthful.
Example Sentences
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Last month, an unmirthful man smiled mechanically for photographers, took off his hat and put it on again, glanced with interest at New Jersey's Palisades, and walked down the gangplank of the Homeric to Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He lifts his head here, and laughs aloud, a short, unmirthful laugh.
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
Gilbert's had a humorous expression, and Ackroyd laughed in an unmirthful way.
From Thyrza by George Gissing
Dr. Richards’ reply was an unmirthful laugh, as if he was not rueing the mischance all the time.
From A Modern Cinderella by Amanda Minnie Douglas
It was all he could do to keep his face judicially grave and unmirthful.
From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
