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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Gladdest
Synonyms for "gladdest" (125 found)
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highhilarioushopefulin cloverin good spiritsin high spiritsinclinedinspiringinspiritingintriguedinvigoratingirrepressiblejocundjollyjovialjoyfuljoyouskeenlaughingleaping
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lightheartedmerrymirthfulnonchalantof good cheeroptimisticoverjoyedpleasantpleased as punchpleased withpurringradiantreadyready and willingrejoicedriantrollickingrosysanguinesanguineoussatisfiedsingingsmilingsmirkingsold onsparklingstarry eyedstarry-eyedsunnytaken withthrice happythrilledtickledtickled pinktickled to deathwell-disposedwinsome
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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.
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