"uncheerful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/ [UK] Forms: more uncheerful [comparative], most uncheerful [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + cheerful. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cheerful}} un- + cheerful Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncheerful (comparative more uncheerful, superlative most uncheerful)
  1. Not cheerful. Derived forms: uncheerfully, uncheerfulness
    Sense id: en-uncheerful-en-adj-fhogS6JP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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