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UK
/mˈɜːθfəl/
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ADJECTIVE
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
when hearts were young and gay
jolly old Saint Nick
have a merry Christmas
peals of merry laughter
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
the jolly crowd at the reunion
a mirthful laugh
a jovial old gentleman -
arousing or provoking laughter
a mirthful experience
risible courtroom antics
a comical look of surprise
it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
an amusing fellow
a comic hat
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
a very funny writer
funny stories that made everybody laugh
How To Use mirthful In A Sentence
- He responds with a luminous shine and a mirthful grin.
- It is true that on such occasions he was not conspicuous for any special mirthfulness; but his good-humour had always been somewhat subdued in character. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories
- Being a mirthful mundivagant of sorts, I decided it was high time to don my gallant gumboots, garish gunnysack, and goose-down garb to take a gander at some far-flung places in need of my presence.
- But it was too late; the consulting detective had blinked away; his mirthfulness, manifesting itself at the most inopportune times, An East Wind Coming
- Showing or characterized by exuberance or mirthful excitement; merry; cheerful; jolly.
- -- Amadis, I mean? "he asked, his blue eyes sparkling with a kind of mirthful ardour. Innocent : her fancy and his fact
- The show oscillates between kind of mirthful and mournful. Austin360 - XL Headlines
- a mirthful laugh
- In describing himself as a "hardcore medical clinician and scientist," Dr. Berk says, "the best clinicians understand that there is an intrinsic physiological intervention brought about by positive emotions such as mirthful laughter, optimism and hope. Health News from Medical News Today
- The Hawaiians are a handsome people, scornful and sarcastic-looking even with their mirthfulness; and those who know them say that they are always quizzing and mimicking the haoles, and that they give everyone a nickname, founded on some personal peculiarity. The Hawaiian Archipelago
