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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

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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