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Definition of "jestful" []

  • Given to jesting; full of jokes. (adjective)

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Use "jestful" in a sentence
  • "But I also sensed in these long takes that writer/directorCorneliu Porumboiu was consciously going against-the-grain, staging mundanity in real-time with jestful purpose."
  • "The jestful emcee spent much of the day cooing and whistling at children as they came into the market, luring them up to the mike with the prospect of a book."
  • "I remember "Ay, how' she goin by?" was one of the most extreme examples; whenever it was used by my friends or family, it was almost always just a jestful reference to the colorful aspects of our Cape Breton Heritage."