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jovial

[joh-vee-uhl] / ˈdʒoʊ vi əl /


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He was in a jovial mood throughout the event, which was set up in a space overlooking an expansive lawn at his club, according to the person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

"He was upbeat, and he had quite a jovial way about him."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The large-scale audience participation of “Twenty-Sided Tavern” naturally invites a jovial, party-like atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Play is a fitting way to describe Atencio’s contributions to two of Disneyland’s most beloved attractions, where pirates and ghosts are captured at their most frivolous and jovial.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Driving home with Shusgis, who had contributed nothing but his jovial laugh to the afternoon’s business, I asked, “Mr. Shusgis, what is the Sarf?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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