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MIRTHFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arousing or provoking laughter
Example:
risible courtroom antics
Synonyms:
amusing; comic; comical; funny; laughable; mirthful; risible
Classified under:
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Derivation:
mirthfulness (great merriment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example:
a mirthful laugh
Synonyms:
gay; jocund; jolly; jovial; merry; mirthful
Classified under:
Similar:
joyous (full of or characterized by joy)
Derivation:
mirthfulness (great merriment)
