Cheerlier
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 comparative form of cheerly: more cheerly comparative, form-of
"Oſt had ſhe trac’d and travers’d it; but ne’r / With cheerlier countenance or nimbler pace: / The pleaſure of her Task could not forbear / To ſhew it ſelf both in her feet and face; / So much ſhe joy’d this Virgin-work ſhould be / Child to the Mother of Virginity."
- 1 comparative form of cheerly: more cheerly comparative, form-of
"Soon as the gray dawn peeps upon the hill, / Soon as the daylight falls upon the mill, / Swarms forth the laughing, happy negro-throng, / While through the glad air rings the crop-time song: / Not dearer home to school-imprisoned boys, / Nor cheerlier sing they home’s enchanting joys."
Example
More examples"Oſt had ſhe trac’d and travers’d it; but ne’r / With cheerlier countenance or nimbler pace: / The pleaſure of her Task could not forbear / To ſhew it ſelf both in her feet and face; / So much ſhe joy’d this Virgin-work ſhould be / Child to the Mother of Virginity."
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