gladdened

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gladdened - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.]
     To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
     exhilarate.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                    --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

gladdened - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gladdened
      adj 1: made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him
             feel exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: gladdened,
             exhilarated]