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gladdest

gladdest is the superlative form of glad.

Meaning of glad

Adjective

glad (comparative gladder or more glad, superlative gladdest or most glad)

  1. (predicative, usually) Pleased; happy; gratified.
    • I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
  2. (obsolete, predicative, usually) Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
    • Her conversation / More glad to me than to a miser money is.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

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Questions about gladdest

What is gladdest the superlative form of?
Gladdest is the superlative form of glad.

Words near gladdest in the dictionary

  1. gladdenings
  2. gladdens
  3. gladdens someone's heart
  4. gladder
  5. gladdered
  6. gladdest
  7. gladdie
  8. gladdies
  9. gladding
  10. Gladdings
  11. gladdon

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