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gleeless

gleeless adjective: devoid of glee.

Adjective

gleeless (not comparable)

  1. Devoid of glee.
    • The blonde whispered something into the ear of her almost transfixed companion, and they rose—he none too steadily, she with a faintly triumphant but gleeless smile.2002, Frank Robert Vivelo, Michael Deal, page 73

Origin of gleeless

From glee + -less.

Questions about gleeless

What does gleeless mean?
Gleeless means devoid of glee.
What part of speech is gleeless?
Gleeless is an adjective.

Words near gleeless in the dictionary

  1. gleeishly
  2. gleek
  3. gleeked
  4. gleeking
  5. gleeks
  6. gleeless
  7. gleem
  8. gleemaiden
  9. gleemaidens
  10. gleeman
  11. gleemen

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