full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
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gleeful
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Appelbaum throws back his head and screams with laughter — a gleeful, almost manic trill.
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full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gleeful.
adjective
full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
Example sentences
Appelbaum throws back his head and screams with laughter — a gleeful, almost manic trill.
I looked back at one begging child to see him absolutely gleeful, grinning from ear to ear.
And it's not about "sending a message", it's just gleeful vandalism.
Bet he's gleeful at EbolaEdit: I assume we're all big fans of Henry Kissinger over here then?
It can be a bit gleeful about the Valley's moral meltdown, but it's the only outfit in "the tech press" that tells the truth.
But kudos to the TPM folks for turning this into an opportunity for gleeful public mockery.
Your gleeful materialism is pretty offensive too though.
The governments of the world aren't the only ones responsible; much of this has been cheered on and done with the gleeful support of their citizenry.
>but went beyond that into gleeful insensitivity and misogyny.
I hope my comment is taken in the spirit in which it is intended, which is one of gleeful mockery and not gloating; unfortunately, the dumber HN acts, the dumber I end up looking for being here.
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How do you use gleeful in a sentence?
Appelbaum throws back his head and screams with laughter — a gleeful, almost manic trill.
What does gleeful mean?
full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
What part of speech is gleeful?
gleeful is commonly used as adjective.