26
cheerful
14
shameless
12
glad
7
joyful
6
impenitent
6
incurable
6
delighted
4
thrilled
3
encouraging
1
gay
0
perverse
0
happy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
0
sultry
0
cussed
0
flinty
0
ugly
0
witty
-1
swanky
-1
unashamed
-1
triumphant
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