glad

GLAD, adjective [Latin loetus, without a prefix.]1. Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.A wise son maketh a glad father. Proverbs 10:1.It is usually followed by of. I am glad of an opportunity to oblige my friend.It is sometimes followed by at.He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Proverbs 17:5.It is sometimes followed by with.The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood--With, after glad is unusual, and in this passage at would have been preferable.2. Cheerful; joyous.They blessed the king, and went to their tents, joyful and glad of heart. 1 Kings 8:66.3. Cheerful; wearing the appearance of joy; as a glad countenance.4. Wearing a gay appearance; showy; bright.The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them. Isaiah 35:1.GLAD evening and glad morn crown'd the fourth day.5. Pleasing; exhilarating.Her conversationMore glad to me than to a miser money is.6. Expressing gladness or joy; exciting joy.Hark! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers.GLAD, verb transitive [The preterit tense and participle passive gladed is not used. See Gladden.]To make glad; to affect with pleasure; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man