jolly
adjective
in good spirits; lively; merry.
had jollied
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past perfectof jolly.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Some of the other crews had jollied them at the start; but the old Coquette passed first one and then another of the competing boats, and none of the other craft passed her.
From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Amy Bell Marlowe
Turned out that John had jollied 'em that the Melican soldier mans was big medicine an' would make Judge Ming quit the midnight hike an' cut out scarin' 'em blue.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
