Gladdest
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 superlative form of glad: most glad form-of, superlative
"I believe there are few who have not, even in their gladdest hours, felt how nearly gaiety and sadness are allied; a shadow steals over the spirits, like a cloud over the moon, soft and subduing, perhaps transitory, but not the less dark for the moment."
Example
More examples"This is the gladdest I've seen him since his mother died. He'd been in a funk for so long and, God, I was so worried about him."
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