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jovial
adjective
Cheerful and inclined to show good humor in company.
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The Tongue-Tied Auctioneer · paragraph 3Cheerful and inclined to show good humor in company.
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The jovial stationmaster turned the long delay into a storytelling contest.
Her jovial greeting put the nervous assistant at ease.
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