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jolly
[jol-ee]
adjective
in good spirits; lively; merry.
In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: ,cheerfully festive or convivial.
a jolly party.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: ,joyous; happy.
Christmas is a jolly season.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: ,Chiefly British Informal.Ģżdelightful; charming.
British.Ģż
Informal.Ģżgreat; thorough.
a jolly blunderer.
Slang.Ģżslightly drunk; tipsy.
verb (used with object)
Informal.Ģżto talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, especially in the hope of gaining something (usually followed byalong ).
They jollied him along until the job was done.
verb (used without object)
Informal.Ģżto jolly a person; josh; kid.
noun
plural
jolliesInformal.Ģżthe practice or an instance of jollying a person.
Informal.ĢżUsually jollies. pleasurable excitement, especially from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks.
He gets his jollies from watching horror movies.
adverb
British Informal.Ģżextremely; very.
He'll jolly well do as he's told.
jolly
/ Ė»åĻōɱōÉŖ /
adjective
full of good humour; jovial
having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive
greatly enjoyable; pleasing
adverb
(intensifier)
you're jolly nice
verb
to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful
to make goodnatured fun of
noun
informalĢża festivity or celebration
informalĢża trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense
slangĢża Royal Marine
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- jollily adverb
- jolliness noun
- unjolly adjective
- ĖĀį“DZō±ō¾±²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of jolly1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of jolly1
Example Sentences
Soon after it disappeared, Stone recorded āEveryday People,ā a jolly song about tolerance that featured an unusual one-note bassline by Graham, and popularized the phrase ādifferent strokes for different folks.ā
In those clips, DāAmaro is typically beaming, elevating him to a jolly brand ambassador for the āhappiest place on earth.ā
"Being shot into space on a billionaire's jolly while everyone watches that on social media platforms interspersed with war and the climate crisis... just feels tonally not ideal," he says.
āTo you, my jolly good friend gone wild.ā
Thomas arrives in a Romanian village, where he encounters a group of jolly gypsies who laugh at him and warn him and whose blood rituals he witnesses in the night.
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