[hap.py] adj hap.pi.er ; -est [ME, fr. hap] (14c) 1: favored by luck or fortune: fortunate
2: notably fitting, effective, or well adapted: felicitous "a ~ choice" 3 a: enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment: joyous b: expressing or suggestive of happiness: pleasant c: glad, pleased d: having or marked by an atmosphere of good fellowship: friendly
4. a: characterized by a dazed irresponsible state "a punch-happy boxer" b: impulsively or obsessively quick to use or do something "trigger-happy" c: enthusiastic about something to the point of obsession: obsessed "education-conscious and statistic-happy --Helen Rowen" syn see lucky, fit