laughfuladj.
/ˈlɑːff(ᵿ)l/, /ˈlaff(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈlæff(ə)l/ Full of laughter; comical, funny.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]
blitheOE
merryOE
golikc1175
lustya1225
playfulc1225
jollyc1305
merrya1350
jocund?c1380
galliardc1386
in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395
mirthfula1400
baudec1400
gayc1400
jovy1426
jocantc1440
crank1499
envoisiesa1500
as merry as a cricket1509
pleasant1530
frolic?1548
jolious1575
gleeful1586
buxom1590
gleesome1590
festival1592
laughter-loving1592
disposed1593
jucund1596
heartsomec1600
jovial1607
jovialist1610
laughsome1612
jocundary1618
gaysome1633
chirpinga1637
jovialissime1652
airy1654
festivous1654
hilarous1659
spleneticala1661
cocket1671
cranny1673
high1695
vogie1715
raffing?1719
festal1724
as merry (or lively) as a grig1728
hearty1755
tittuping1772
festive1774
fun-loving1776
mirthsome1787
Falstaffian1809
cranky1811
laughful1825
as lively as a cricket1832
hurrah1835
hilarious1838
Bacchic1865
laughterful1874
griggish1879
banzai1929
slap-you-on-the-back1932
the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [adjective] > inclined to laugh
risible1557
laughter-loving1592
laughsome1612
ridibundal1652
laughy1811
laughful1825
laughterful1874
1825 W. Scott Talisman ii, in Tales Crusaders IV. 37 The laughful look of some merry one has taken thine eyes.
1883 D. Wingate Lost Laird xvi After one brief, laughful apology she took her whiff when she desired it.
1917 Photoplay Mag. May 86/1 The finish of the picture..embodies quite a little excitement and some laughful moments.
1989 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 13 Feb. f16 The film is almost too enjoyful and laughful to bear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1825