cheery
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- cheerily adverb
- cheeriness noun
- uncheerily adverb
- uncheeriness noun
- uncheery adjective
Etymology
Origin of cheery
Example Sentences
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The band later had hits with much cheerier material, including "Friday I'm in Love".
From Barron's
The story is cheery, funny and even a little creepy in its Victorian goth way.
From Salon
Beyond being played in almost every festive setting, the eternally cheery earworm has tied for yet another record this year.
From Los Angeles Times
She has created large canvases, embellished formal gloves and a gown, and—most shockingly—a decorated taxidermied goat covered in a menagerie of stitched animals, including a mischievous red-winged blackbird and a cheery possum.
When she forced a cheery smile, she took on the appearance of a badly painted marionette.
From Literature
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