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cheerfulsome

cheerfulsome adjective: characterised or marked by cheerfulness; cheery.

Adjective

cheerfulsome (comparative more cheerfulsome, superlative most cheerfulsome)

  1. (archaic, sometimes) Characterised or marked by cheerfulness; cheery.

Forms of cheerfulsome

comparativemore cheerfulsome
superlativemost cheerfulsome

Origin of cheerfulsome

From cheerful + -some.

Questions about cheerfulsome

What does cheerfulsome mean?
Cheerfulsome means characterised or marked by cheerfulness; cheery.
What part of speech is cheerfulsome?
Cheerfulsome is an adjective.

Words near cheerfulsome in the dictionary

  1. cheerfullest
  2. cheerfullier
  3. cheerfully
  4. cheerfulness
  5. cheerfulnesses
  6. cheerfulsome
  7. cheerie-bye
  8. cheerier
  9. cheeriest
  10. cheerily
  11. cheerin'

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