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[ adjective ] being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
Examples "her cheerful nature" "a cheerful greeting" "a cheerful room" "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Sparrow size Virginia_Gibson , with sparkling blue eyes and a cheerful smile , made a suitably perky Amy , while Melisande_Congdon , as the real aunt , was positively monumental in the very best Gibson_Girl manner . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)The apex , the study where Eugene slept , was light and bright and airy and cheerful . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)He felt cheerful again , refreshed ; presentable in his wide-cut brown suit , the well-made riding_boots . |
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[ adjective ] pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
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