Comparatively more delighted
Gladder is the comparative form of glad, meaning more pleased or happy than before, or more so than someone else: I couldn't be gladder that you came.
The word is grammatically correct but sounds slightly old-fashioned; many speakers prefer more glad or avoid the comparison entirely.
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Comparatively more delighted
Gladder is the comparative form of glad, meaning more pleased or happy than before, or more so than someone else: I couldn't be gladder that you came.
The word is grammatically correct but sounds slightly old-fashioned; many speakers prefer more glad or avoid the comparison entirely.
1. elated — happier, Increased in contentment; brighter (Having increased luminosity); sunnier (Having more light); merrier (More full of joy); warmer · lighter
emotional state/happinessgladder ≠ sadder More sorrowful; unhappier · gloomier · bleaker
gladden, gladdest
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gladder