jolly

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.

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

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jolli·ly adv.

jolli·ness n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jolly - 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.	jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work jolly boat yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Verb	1.	jolly - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" banter, chaff, josh, kid 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" jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, gay 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" fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat

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jolly

adjective happy, bright, funny, lively, hopeful, sunny, cheerful, merry, vibrant, hilarious, festive, upbeat (informal) bubbly, gay, airy, playful, exuberant, jubilant, cheery, good-humoured, joyous, joyful, carefree, breezy, genial, ebullient, chirpy (informal) sprightly, jovial, convivial, effervescent, frolicsome, ludic (literary) mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic) blithesome << OPPOSITE miserable

Translations

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!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → gai(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!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → fröhlich;

(enjoyable) → lustig

adv (Brit) (inf) (very) → ganz (schön)

vt (Brit);

to jolly sb along → jdm aufmunternd zureden;

jolly good! → prima!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → allegro/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!