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mirthful

adjective

Arousing or provoking laughter

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
M
Ends with
L
Contains
IR
Scrabble score
16

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adjective

  1. Arousing or provoking laughter

    “An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”

adjective

  1. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment

    “When hearts were young and gay”

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Example Sentences

An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
An amusing fellow
A comic hat
A comical look of surprise
Funny stories that made everybody laugh
When hearts were young and gay
{'source': 'Wordsworth', 'text': 'a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company'}
The jolly crowd at the reunion
Jolly old Saint Nick
A jovial old gentleman

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