"pleasureful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pleasureful [comparative], most pleasureful [superlative]
Etymology: From pleasure + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pleasure|ful|pos=adjective}} pleasure + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} pleasureful (comparative more pleasureful, superlative most pleasureful)
  1. That gives pleasure; delightful, pleasurable.
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