jolly
adjective
in good spirits; lively; merry.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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And I must say that people have jollied him rather cruelly.
From The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers