a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living
Recent Examples on the WebBut there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery.—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English gamsome, from game, gamen "delight, play" + -some-some entry 1 — more at game entry 1
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