laughterful en · ADJ
Etymology
From laughter + -ful.
Meanings
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Full of laughter; indicative of, characterised by, or expressing laughter or mirth.
"I remember once when I was small how he took me by the hand on a frost-clear night, led me forth under the stars, and named for me the pictures in them, Thor's Wain, Freyja's Spindle—how wonderful he made them, how his deep slow laughterful voice filled the dark."
2000, Martin H. Greenberg, My Favorite Fantasy Story:[…] and with her memory-gates wide open to the sunny South of her childhood, and with all her soul in her voice, she gave them her best, holding them breathless, laughterful, or tear-choked, according to her mood and song.
2008, Ralph Connor, The Doctor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more laughterful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most laughterful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |