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51chortle — verb laugh in a gleeful way. noun a gleeful laugh. Origin 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; prob. a blend of chuckle and snort …
52merry — a. 1. Pleasant, agreeable, exhilarating, delightful, brisk, lively, stirring. 2. Mirthful, jovial, gleeful, gay, hilarious, sportive, jocund, joyous, facetious, lively, jolly, buxom, frolicsome, blithe, blithesome, airy, gladsome, vivacious,… …
53chortle — chor•tle [[t]ˈtʃɔr tl[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to chuckle gleefully 2) to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one s joy[/ex] 3) a gleeful chuckle • Etymology: b. chuckle and snort chor′tler, n …
54chortle — ► VERB ▪ laugh in a breathy, gleeful way. ► NOUN ▪ a breathy, gleeful laugh. ORIGIN coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; probably a blend of CHUCKLE(Cf. ↑chuckle) and SNORT(Cf. ↑snorter) …
55elated — adjective 1. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits the elated winner felt elated and excited • Ant: ↑dejected • Similar to: ↑exultant, ↑exulting, ↑jubilant, ↑ …
56gleefully — adverb in a joyous and gleeful manner the old man had greeted her gleefully • Syn: ↑joyously, ↑joyfully • Ant: ↑joylessly (for: ↑joyfully) • D …
57gleefulness — noun great merriment • Syn: ↑hilarity, ↑mirth, ↑mirthfulness, ↑glee • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful, ↑mirthful (for: ↑mirthfulness), ↑ …
58joyfully — adverb in a joyous and gleeful manner the old man had greeted her gleefully • Syn: ↑gleefully, ↑joyously • Ant: ↑joylessly • Derived from adjective: ↑joyful, ↑joyous …
59joyously — adverb in a joyous and gleeful manner the old man had greeted her gleefully • Syn: ↑gleefully, ↑joyfully • Ant: ↑joylessly (for: ↑joyfully) • …
60glee´some|ness — glee|some «GLEE suhm», adjective. = gleeful. (Cf. ↑gleeful) –glee´some|ly, adverb. –glee´some|ness, noun …
