jolly
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jol·ly
(jŏl′ē)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.]
jol′li·ly adv.
jol′li·ness n.
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jolly
(ˈdʒɒlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. full of good humour; jovial
2. having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive
3. greatly enjoyable; pleasing
adv
Brit (intensifier): you're jolly nice.
vb (tr) , -lies, -lying or -lied
4. (often foll by: up or along) to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful
5. to make good-natured fun of
n
6. informal chiefly Brit a festivity or celebration
7. informal chiefly Brit a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense
8. slang Brit a Royal Marine
[C14: from Old French jolif, probably from Old Norse jōl yule]
ˈjolliness n
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jol•ly
(ˈdʒɒl i)adj. -li•er, -li•est, adj.
1. being in good spirits; merry.
2. cheerfully festive: a jolly party.
3. delightful; charming.
v.t. 4. to try to keep (a person) in good humor, esp. to gain a desired end (usu. fol. by along).
5. to tease, esp. good-naturedly.
n. 6. Usu., jollies.Informal. pleasurable excitement; kicks; fun.
adv. 7. Brit. very: jolly good.
[1275–1325; Middle English joli, jolif < Old French, =jol- (probably < Old Norse jōl; see yule) + -if -ive]
jol′li•er, n.
jol′li•ly, adv.
jol′li•ness, n.
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jolly
- Comes from Old French jolif, "merry, festive, pleasant."See also related terms for pleasant.
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jolly
Past participle: jollied
Gerund: jollying
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| 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 workyawl - 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" |
| 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" |
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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 She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
serious, grave, miserable, solemn, gaunt, morose, lugubrious, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine
serious, grave, miserable, solemn, gaunt, morose, lugubrious, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine
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jolly
[ˈdʒɒlɪ]A. ADJ (jollier (compar) (jolliest (superl))) [person] (= cheerful) → alegre; (= amusing) → divertido; [laugh] → gracioso
it was all very jolly → todo fue muy agradable
it wasn't very jolly for the rest of us → los demás no nos divertimos tanto
we had a jolly time → lo pasamos muy bien, nos divertimos mucho
to get jolly → achisparse
it was all very jolly → todo fue muy agradable
it wasn't very jolly for the rest of us → los demás no nos divertimos tanto
we had a jolly time → lo pasamos muy bien, nos divertimos mucho
to get jolly → achisparse
B. ADV (Brit) → muy, la mar de, bastante (LAm)
we were jolly glad → estábamos la mar de contentos, nos alegramos muchísimo
it's jolly hard → es terriblemente difícil
you did jolly well → lo hiciste la mar de bien
you've jolly well got to → no tienes otro remedio, no te queda otra (LAm)
jolly good! → ¡estupendo!, ¡macanudo! (Peru, S. Cone)
we were jolly glad → estábamos la mar de contentos, nos alegramos muchísimo
it's jolly hard → es terriblemente difícil
you did jolly well → lo hiciste la mar de bien
you've jolly well got to → no tienes otro remedio, no te queda otra (LAm)
jolly good! → ¡estupendo!, ¡macanudo! (Peru, S. Cone)
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jolly
(ˈdʒoli) adjective adverb very. Taste this – it's jolly good!muy, la mar de
ˈjolliness, ˈjollity nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jolly
→ jovialMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
jolly
a. alegre, jovial.
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