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Definition of gleeful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gleeful

adjective
 
/ˈɡliːfl/
 
/ˈɡliːfl/
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  1. happy because of something good you have done or something bad that has happened to somebody else
    • a gleeful laugh
    Extra Examples
    • He was gleeful about the idea of making his own movie.
    • She felt almost gleeful.
    • He laughed with gleeful malice at their embarrassment.
    • a gleeful chuckle
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