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mirthful
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [synonym: {gay}, {jocund},
{jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow";
"a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories
that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would
have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful
experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [synonym: {amusing},
{comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful},
{risible}]