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joyous

[joi-uhs] / ˈdʒɔɪ əs /


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Whatever decisions were made by our ancestors, I imagine how joyous they’d be knowing we’re alive now and finding one another.

From Literature

"So as soon as we connected again it was so joyous and a relief that I wasn't going to do any more life without her."

From BBC

Later, I threw up, but it was worth it; I was grateful to be included in such a joyous memory of his.

From Los Angeles Times

Her plus-size subjects were joyous drag queens, women, sailors and old ladies all having a good time on nights out, in Plymouth shopping, playing cards or bingo.

From BBC

Footage has emerged of the government’s men greeting the inmates with joyous shouts of victory, encouraging them to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal