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jovial definition

jo·vial (jō′vē əl)

adjective

  1. Jovian
  2. full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful: from the astrological notion that people born under the sign of Jupiter are joyful

Etymology: Fr < LL Jovialis, of Jupiter < L Jovis: see Jove

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