jollier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jollier
Example Sentences
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It also makes "Peacemaker" a jollier and more complicated view into the DC world than those we see in the movies because Chris Smith isn't merely human, he's average.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2022
Even the jollier song “Perfect Wife,” with its upbeat drums and lively flutes, feels somber in the broader context of the project.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
No odyssey was ever jollier, more symmetrical, or less characterized by either travel or solitude than this dance.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018
What could be jollier on Christmas Day than a fresh instalment of one of the NFL’s most bitter rivalries?
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2016
If Penelope had been in a jollier mood, the idea of Mrs. Clarke in a pair of ice skates, gracefully twirling and leaping across a frozen expanse, would have made her struggle not to laugh.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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