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jolly
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jol·ly  (jl)
adj. jol·li·er, jol·li·est
1. Full of good humor and high spirits.
2. Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful: a jolly tune.
3. Greatly pleasing; enjoyable: had a jolly time.
adv. Chiefly British
To a great extent or degree; extremely.
v. jol·lied, jol·ly·ing, jol·lies
v.tr.
To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor.
v.intr.
To amuse oneself with humorous banter.
n. pl. jol·lies
1. Chiefly British A good or festive time.
2. jollies Slang Amusement; kicks: However you get your jollies is fine with me.

[Middle English joli, from Old French, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

jolli·ly adv.
jolli·ness n.

jolly
Adjective
[-lier, -liest]
1. full of good humour
2. involving a lot of fun: big jolly birthday parties
Adverb
Brit informal very: I'm going to have a jolly good try
Verb
[-lies, -lying, -lied]
jolly along Informal to try to keep (someone) cheerful by flattery or cheerful chat [Old French jolif]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jollyjolly - a happy party
party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
2.jollyjolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Verb1.jolly - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Adj.1.jolly - full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
Adv.1.jolly - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

jolly
Translations
Spanish jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj (= merry) → alegre (= enjoyable); divertido
adv (col) → muy, la mar de
vt to jolly sb along → animar or darle ánimos a algn;
jolly good! → ¡estupendo!

French jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adjgai(e)enjoué(e) (= enjoyable); amusant(e)plaisant(e)
adv (Brit) (inf) → rudement, drôlement
vt (Brit);
to jolly sb along → amadouer qn, convaincre or entraîner qn à force d'encouragements;
jolly good! (Brit) → formidable!

German jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adjfröhlich;
(enjoyable) → lustig
adv (Brit) (inf) (very) → ganz (schön)
vt (Brit);
to jolly sb along → jdm aufmunternd zureden;
jolly good! → prima!

Italian jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adjallegro/a, gioioso/a
adv (BRIT ) (col) → veramente, proprio
vt (BRIT): to jolly sb along → cercare di tenere qn su (di morale);
jolly good! (BRIT) → benissimo!

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