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joyous

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/ adjective C1
  1. Full of joy; happy.
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I shall have at least a pressure of the hand in public, and a sweet kiss in private.” Full of this idea, Villefort’s face became so joyous, that when he turned to Dantès, the latter, who had watched the change on his physiognomy, was smiling also.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 62 · C1
Danglars alone was content and joyous—he had got rid of an enemy and made his own situation on the Pharaon secure.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 87 · C1
Anne was curled up Turk-fashion on the hearthrug, gazing into that joyous glow where the sunshine of a hundred summers was being distilled from the maple cordwood.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 242 · C1
Kent had better be with her until she recovers from this joyous shock."
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · B2

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