gladful

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English gladful, equivalent to glad +‎ -ful.

Adjective[edit]

gladful (comparative more gladful, superlative most gladful)

  1. Full of gladness; happy; full of joy.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. [], London: [] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      ornaments, / King Ryence caused to be hanged hy / In his chiefe Church, for endlesse moniments / Of his successe and gladfull victory [...].
    • 2004, Cheryl J. Franklin, Tales of the Taormin:
      I was relieved and sorry, gladful and hurt.
    • 2008, George Brown, Jr., Herman J. Ridder:
      And it's that gladful repetition that music and Word together can enhance in bringing praise to God.

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