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. 17, 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
The phrase “party season” makes December sound like a choreographed procession of sparkly red carpet moments that, even in jollier years, didn’t quite chime with reality.
From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019
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
Did he want me to, I don’t know...be jollier during that one practice I had attended?
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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