mirthful en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English mirthful, equivalent to mirth + -ful.
Meanings
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Filled with mirth.
[T]he Feaſt was ſerv'd; the Bowl was crown'd; / To the King's Pleaſure went the mirthful Round: […]
1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, book II (Pleasure), page 437:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mirthfuller | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mirthful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| mirthfullest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| mirthfull | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more mirthful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unmirthful · mirthfulness · mirthfully