Arousing or provoking laughter.
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
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Examples for "gay "
1 The gay marriage law in Washington state has not yet taken effect.
2 There's no way to mince words here; it's a pretty gay situation.
3 But gay rights in Cuba have taken great strides in recent years.
4 A good example, she says, is the party's opposition to gay marriage.
5 However, in the longer term, married gay couple may invest more together.
1 Europe without a way forward may reverse an overly merry first quarter.
2 So the swineherd departed; and the suitors made merry in the hall.
3 But the law of unintended consequences sometimes goes its own merry way.
4 The merry -makers stood around; the men looked serious and the ladies shivered.
5 No longer in the winter-time, but in the merry month of May.
1 Jean Orteig said that the staff was mourning in a jolly way.
2 In addition to all this, you did jolly well in the O.T.C.
3 It was an unconscious movement that seemed too jolly for the situation.
4 He felt jolly ; he thought it was fun to fool the Crow.
5 It is a bright little place, and very jolly in the season.
1 Hours later, the common room had a warm, jovial feel to it.
2 The abuse in the Dunciad is by comparison broad and even jovial .
3 Then an Hour or two in the Library with the jovial Macaulay.
4 It sets a marker for the service throughout: engaging, jovial and attentive.
5 The Royal Particular was pressed upon me, by the now jovial Donjalolo.
1 As for my children, they, jocund in youth, delight in present existence.
2 His voice is the jocund and inspiring voice of a spring morning.
3 She did not flush or start, but regarded abstractedly the jocund Cupids.
4 On the contrary: the sun rose jocund , with a July face.
5 FAIR dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
1 The others perked up their ears in mirthful appreciation of this language.
2 Hear the malediction with which Elisha cursed the insolent and mirthful children.
3 A mirthful spirit pervaded the room and the usual order was wanting.
4 The smile he summoned to his lips was more quizzical than mirthful .
5 Ida could scarcely disguise her pleasure, and with mirthful eyes she said:
6 The Prince laughed softly-nota pleasant laugh, not even a mirthful one.
7 He was quite cheerful and mirthful , because he had recovered his memory.
8 His mirthful prediction, however, as to its marvellous future has been fulfilled.
9 Who among men would turn aside from high feasting and mirthful company?
10 Barley's sense of humor, was more inclined to be abusive than mirthful .
11 The very ticker sounded mirthful ; its clicking told of golden jokes.
12 It was not a pleasant laugh, nor was it in the least mirthful .
13 A smile-whichwas sad, not mirthful - parted the grave lips of the Black Friar.
14 The muscles of their faces relaxed, and they joined in a mirthful peal.
15 The Sheriff laughed, too; but his laughter was not as mirthful as usual.
16 There was something both kindly and mirthful in his grey eyes.
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