Someone who is gleeful is happy and excited, often because of someone else's bad luck. He took an almost gleeful delight in showing how wrong they can be. + gleefully glee·ful·ly I spent the rest of their visit gleefully boring them with tedious details. very excited and satisfied
Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement, often caused by someone else's misfortune. There was much glee among journalists over the leaked letter. = delight. a feeling of satisfaction and excitement, often because something bad has happened to someone else = delight