Joyous
Joyous adjective - Experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight.
Morbid
Morbid adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a pessimist who is given to morbid introspection and thoughts of death
Both words in one sentence
- While this sounds terribly morbid, and the show opens with his mourners gathering round his deathbed, what ensues is extremely warmhearted and uplifting, a celebration of a life on Earth and a joyous homecoming in Heaven.
Source: Theatre / Corteo
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