jolly
adjective
in good spirits; lively; merry.
jollily
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a word derived from
jolly.
Example Sentences
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Those who are supposed to be there, those for whom an open call isn't akin to going to the supermarket naked, jig about jollily, smile professionally, even throw in a yee-hah.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2013
Bavarians took it jollily, Berlin winced but was not upset, image-conscious Bonn worried about whether its image was too big, and Ludwig Erhard's aides protested that high tide for him now is only 198 Ibs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sure, the dictionary says we can use lame adverbs like uglily, friendlily, surlily, and jollily, but nobody says we have to.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
In some future Number we will relate how jollily we fare in our new abode.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
"It can't be serious, ma'am," Mr. Rogers assured her jollily.
From Major Vigoureux by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
