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How to pronounce jovial in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gay, jocund, jolly, merry, mirthful
Derivation joviality


a jovial old gentleman.

Examples of jovial

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I come from a small village, not a big city, and our way of life is more jovial.
From the huffingtonpost.com
He will spin jovial tales for a long as the desert is wide, if you have the time.
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Despite his jovial laugh and bulging bag of balloons, Joel Wilkinson is no clown.
From the chron.com
As a result, the 52-year-old Nigerian cabbie known for his jovial nature is dead.
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The narrator is a beer-pudgy reporter, a jovial, middle-aging man named Joe Shaw.
From the time.com
The banquet was a jovial feast with endless meat dishes, roast fowl and rabbit.
From the independent.co.uk
Jovial Joe Maddon, the Rays manager, will entertain any spring training question.
From the heraldtribune.com
The pair kicked off with a rather jovial chat about folk music and its origins.
From the metro.co.uk
The jovial veteran never allowed his shooting struggles to dampen his confidence.
From the bostonherald.com
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  • (joviality) jollity: feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
  • (jovially) in a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially"
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