"laughful" meaning in English

See laughful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more laughful [comparative], most laughful [superlative]
Etymology: laugh + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|laugh|ful|pos=adjective}} laugh + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} laughful (comparative more laughful, superlative most laughful)
  1. Full of laughter; merry.
    Sense id: en-laughful-en-adj-RiJmcCa9 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for laughful meaning in English (1.2kB)

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