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English adjective: jolly | |||
| 1. | jolly full of or showing high-spirited merriment | ||
| Samples | When hearts were young and gay. A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company. 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. | ||
| Synonyms | gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful | ||
| Similar | joyous | ||
| Antonyms | joyless | ||
English noun: jolly | |||
| 1. | jolly (event) a happy party | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | party | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | jolly (artifact) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work | ||
| Synonyms | jolly boat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | yawl | ||
English adverb: jolly | |||
| 1. | jolly to a moderately sufficient extent or degree | ||
| Samples | Pretty big. Pretty bad. Jolly decent of him. The shoes are priced reasonably. He is fairly clever with computers. | ||
| Synonyms | fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat | ||
| Antonyms | immoderately, unreasonably | ||
English verb: jolly | |||
| 1. | jolly (communication) be silly or tease one another | ||
| Samples | After we relaxed, we just kidded around. | ||
| Synonyms | banter, chaff, josh, kid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | ||
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