mirthful Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
   jocund; gay; jolly; jovial; merry.
   
   • when hearts were young and gay
   • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
   • the jolly crowd at the reunion
   • jolly old Saint Nick
   • a jovial old gentleman
   • have a merry Christmas
   • peals of merry laughter
   • a mirthful laugh
2. adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
   funny; risible; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
   
   • 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
   • a very funny writer
   • it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
   • a mirthful experience
   • risible courtroom antics

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