jovial  /ˈdʒoʊ vi əl/ ? Meaning of "jovial"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) full of or showing high-spirited merriment

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Usage(s):

  1. In Peiping jovial Feng flatly denied that Japanese with bombing planes have recaptured Dolonnor.
  2. Everybody noted, regretted, the absence of jovial, concise, dapper Henry de Jouvenel, recently resigned.

Quotes

  1. "That's a private conversation," Rivers said. "It wasn't a jovial one, I can tell you that. But it was an honest one."
    on Oct 27, 2009 By: Doc Rivers Source: ESPN

  2. Pevney directed with precision and was highly organized "but he was very relaxed - in fact, jovial - in the way he directed," said George Takei, who played Sulu. "I enjoyed working with him."
    on May 29, 2007 By: George Takei Source: News1130

  3. WASHINGTON -- The first direct, high-level contact in years among US, Iranian and Syrian representatives included "frank and sometimes jovial exchanges," Zalmay Khalilzad, the US ambassador to Iraq, said Saturday.
    on Mar 10, 2007 By: Zalmay Khalilzad Source: Washington Post

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