jovial

• Hoarse and jovial is his voice, hooting to the wayfarer; and if his hooting be not heard he has a great guttural falsetto scream that leaps from octave to octave, and echoes from the hedges that are passing in blurred lines of hanging green. —  Collected Stories
• Nugent is described as a jovial voluptuary, who left the Roman Catholic for the Protestant religion, with a view to bettering his fortunes; he had an Irishman's inclination for rich widows, and an Irishman's luck with the sex; having been thrice married and gained a fortune with each wife. —  Oliver Goldsmith
• Azimkar, from London, who joined the Royal Engineers in 2005, was described as a jovial fun-loving soldier and a very talented footballer. —  Reuters: Top News
• No sooner had he finished than with loud cries they turned and darted away, tossing their arms wildly in the air, and looking more like to a band of scared monkeys than to human beings They're queer fellows," remarked Peterkin So they are," replied the trader, "and they're kindly fellows too-- jovial and good-humoured, except when under the influence of their abominable superstitions. —  The Gorilla Hunters
• I know many of them whose faces are round and jovial, and whose spirits correspond to their faces. —  Post Haste

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