Difference between revisions of "Glad"

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<p> GLAD, a. L. loetus, without a prefix. </p> <blockquote> 1. [[Pleased]] affected with pleasure or moderate joy moderately happy. </blockquote> <p> A wise son maketh a glad father. Proverbs 10 </p> <p> It is usually followed by of. I am glad of an opportunity to oblige my friend. </p> <p> It is sometimes followed by at. </p> <p> He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Proverbs 17 </p> <p> It is sometimes followed by with. </p> <p> The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood-- </p> <p> With, after glad, is unusual, and in this passage at would have been preferable. </p> <blockquote> 2. [[Cheerful]] joyous. </blockquote> <p> They blessed the king, and went to their tents, joyful and glad of heart. 1 Kings 8 . </p> <blockquote> 3. Cheerful wearing the appearance of joy as a glad countenance. </blockquote> <blockquote> 4. [[Wearing]] a gay appearance showy bright. </blockquote> <p> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them. Isaiah 35 </p> <p> Glad evening and glad morn crown'd the fourth day. </p> <blockquote> 5. [[Pleasing]] exhilarating. </blockquote> <p> Her conversation </p> <p> More glad to me than to a miser money is. </p> <blockquote> 6. [[Expressing]] gladness or joy exciting joy. </blockquote> <p> Hark! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers. </p> <p> GLAD, The pret. and pp. gladed is not used. See Gladden. </p> <p> To make glad to affect with pleasure to cheer to gladden to exhilarate. </p> <p> Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man. </p>

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