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jolly
[ jol-ee ]
adjective
- in good spirits; lively; merry:
In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
Synonyms: playful, sportive, jovial, spirited, glad
Antonyms: melancholy, gloomy
- cheerfully festive or convivial:
a jolly party.
Synonyms: playful, sportive, jovial, spirited, glad
Antonyms: melancholy, gloomy
- joyous; happy:
Christmas is a jolly season.
Synonyms: playful, sportive, jovial, spirited, glad
Antonyms: melancholy, gloomy
- Chiefly British Informal. delightful; charming.
- British.
- Informal. great; thorough:
a jolly blunderer.
- Slang. slightly drunk; tipsy.
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to 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 by along ):
They jollied him along until the job was done.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to jolly a person; josh; kid.
noun
- Informal. the practice or an instance of jollying a person.
- Usually jollies. Informal. 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. extremely; very:
He'll jolly well do as he's told.
jolly
/ ˈdʒɒlɪ /
adjective
- full of good humour; jovial
- having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive
- greatly enjoyable; pleasing
adverb
- (intensifier)
you're jolly nice
verb
- often foll byup or along to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful
- to make goodnatured fun of
noun
- informal.a festivity or celebration
- informal.a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense
- slang.a Royal Marine
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Derived Forms
- ˈjolliness, noun
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Other Words From
- jol·li·ly adverb
- jol·li·ness noun
- un·jol·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jolly1
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Origin of jolly1
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Example Sentences
The incident sparked his belief in Santa, but he would have to wait nearly two decades before dressing up as Jolly St. Nick.
Like Jolly, most of the women raced other motorized vehicles before making it into Monster Jam.
Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
Jolly, who entered the racing world when she was eight years old, remembers being taunted as a kid.
Jolly and Creten, who are both married to Monster Jam drivers (Neil Elliott and Jimmy Creten, respectively), have kids.
Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
And then Jolly Robin would feel ashamed that he had even thought of being so cruel to an infant bird, even if he was a Cowbird.
And then, probably, Jolly Robin would laugh and tell her not to mind, for there ought to be worms enough for everybody.
Then a shower of dirt flew into their faces and both Jolly Robin and his wife tumbled over backward.
While the refined exquisite was giving his order, a jolly western drover had listened with opened mouth and protruding eyes.
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