gladful

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adjective

Full of gladness; happy; full of joy.

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joyful
OriginMiddle English gladful →
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Meanings

adjectivegladful (comparative more gladful, superlative most gladful)

comparative more gladful · superlative most gladful

  1. Full of gladness; happy; full of joy.

    I was relieved and sorry, gladful and hurt.

    2004, Cheryl J. Franklin, Tales of the Taormin
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    ornaments, King Ryence caused to be hanged hy In his chiefe Church, for endlesse moniments Of his successe and gladfull victory [...].

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

    And it's that gladful repetition that music and Word together can enhance in bringing praise to God.

    2008, George Brown, Jr., Herman J. Ridder

    Synonyms: joyful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFull of gladness; happy; full of joy.

Similar
joyful
Also see
merry

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgladful
  2. Englishgladful

From Middle English gladful, equivalent to glad + -ful.

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APA

gladful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladful

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“gladful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gladful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladful.

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