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gleeless

adj

Etymology

From glee + -less.

  1. derived from *gʰlew-✻ — “to joke, make fun, enjoy”
  2. inherited from *glīwą✻ — “joy, mirth”
  3. inherited from *glīw✻
  4. inherited from glēo
  5. inherited from gle
  6. suffixed as gleeless — “glee + less”

Definitions

  1. Devoid of glee.

    • The blonde whispered something into the ear of her almost transfixed companion, and they rose—he none too steadily, she with a faintly triumphant but gleeless smile.

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