Meanings
adjectivewell-pleased (not comparable)
- not comparableHighly gratified or satisfied.
“I also,” said the Tin Woodman, “am well pleased with my new heart; and, really, that was the only thing I wished in all the world.”
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “Away to the South”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 212
Translations
Māori manawareka
- manawarekahighly gratified or satisfied
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