Dictionary

gigglesome en · ADJ

Etymology

From giggle + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by giggling.
   • Everyone was puffed and pink by now, having danced to Papa's friend's gramophone for a good half-hour in a fairly confined space, which meant a certain amount of giggle-some jostling and a good deal of body heat, so that the air was over-warm and unhealthy with the scent of talcum and cheap cologne and the inside panes of the orangery were clouded. 2013, Siobhán Parkinson, Amelia:
   • But the truth was that she was twice as high-spirited and gigglesome as her companion. 2015, JJ Marsh, Behind Closed Doors:
   • The phone rang constantly and long gigglesome conversations took place on it. 2000, Christopher Nolan, Under the Eye of the Clock:
   • And I ran across one the other day, "gigglesome." "The children were so gigglesome," which I think is just wonderful. 1996, Conversations with Kentucky Writers
   • We are joined by Michael Fathers, Asia editor of The Independent, and his not-very-bright, gigglesome interpreter, I think another Nguyen. 2006, Justin Wintle, Romancing Vietnam:

Forms

Synonyms

bubbly · giggly