"gladless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more gladless [comparative], most gladless [superlative]
Etymology: glad + -less Etymology templates: {{suf|en|glad|less}} glad + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} gladless (comparative more gladless, superlative most gladless)
  1. joyless
    Sense id: en-gladless-en-adj-pHJmnh2t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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