upful
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[edit]upful (comparative more upful, superlative most upful)
- optimistic; uplifting; positive
- 1990, SPIN, volume 5, number 10, page 74:
- The dope conceptual beauty of the Jungle Brothers is the upful spin they put on black consciousness music, showing that being pro-black can be as much about hot fun in the summertime as gearing up for the next time.
- 2003, Peter Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock, page 400:
- […] the soaring music - the string stabs, the upful drums, the scratches, the grain of her voice […]
- 2011, Dorian Lynskey, 33 Revolutions Per Minute, page 1845:
- The contrast between the fretful lyrics and upful music is the source of the album's uncommon power.