gleesome
Syllables: glee·some/ˈɡliːsəm/
gleesome adjective: characterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
Adjective
gleesome (comparative more gleesome, superlative most gleesome)
- Characterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
- So long as the men kept sober, Jervis rather liked this, and was never better pleased than when, on the last evening of the week, he heard the voices of the men raised in song, or the squeaking of the merry fiddle and gleesome flute.1894, Gordon Stables, As We Sweep Through The Deep
- "And wasn't it just jolly!" gloated a juvenile gleesome voice in a loud whisper.1907, Peter T. Harkness, Andy the Acrobat
Examples of gleesome in a sentence
- For the bird will sing gleesome dirges in your heart!"1924, Various, O Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919:
- They were “gleesome as kittens, especially when off to a fight or a fire.”2010, Josephine F. Pacheco, The Pearl:
- “So it was a right gleesome frolic he had that night?”2014, Julian Stockwin, Pasha:
Forms of gleesome
| comparative | more gleesome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gleesome |
Origin of gleesome
From glee + -some. Compare Yola gleezom (“joy”).
Words formed from gleesome
Words that rhyme with gleesome
Questions about gleesome
- What does gleesome mean?
- Gleesome means characterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
- How do you use gleesome in a sentence?
- For the bird will sing gleesome dirges in your heart!"
- What part of speech is gleesome?
- Gleesome is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gleesome?
- Gleesome is pronounced /ˈɡliːsəm/.
Words near gleesome in the dictionary
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