What does gladdest mean?
Gladdest means superlative form of glad: most glad.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
superlative form of glad: most glad.
I believe there are few who have not, even in their gladdest hours, felt how nearly gaiety and sadness are allied; a shadow steals over the spirits, like a cloud over the moon, soft and subduing, perhaps transitory, but not the less dark for the moment.
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Gladdest means superlative form of glad: most glad.
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I believe there are few who have not, even in their gladdest hours, felt how nearly gaiety and sadness are allied; a shadow steals over the spirits, like a cloud over the moon, soft and subduing, perhaps transitory, but not the less dark for the moment.
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