- an archaic word for glad1
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glad•some
(glad′səm),USA pronunciation adj.
glad′some•ly, adv.
glad′some•ness, n.
- giving or causing joy;
delightful. - glad.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see glad1, -some1
glad′some•ness, n.
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