Meaning of JOLLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'jâlee
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- [n] a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
- [n] (British) a happy party
- [adv] intensifier, as in"pretty big"; "pretty bad"; (`jolly' is used informally in Britain as in"jolly decent of him")
- [adj] 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"
- [v] be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
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| | Synonyms: | | banter, chaff, gay, jocund, jolly boat, josh, jovial, joyous, kid, merry, mirthful, pretty |
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| | See Also: | | bait, cod, party, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, yawl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier}
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif,
joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E.
yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.]
1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak.
``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old! But
something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
--Wordsworth.
2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and
gayety.
And with his jolly pipe delights the groves.
--Prior.
Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear.
--Fairfax.
3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively;
agreeable; pleasant. ``A jolly cool wind.'' --Sir T.
North. [Now mostly colloq.]
Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit.
--Spenser.
The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W.
Irving.
\Jol"ly\, v. t.
To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to
feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or
bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at. [Colloq.]
We want you to jolly them up a bit. --Brander
Matthews.
At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and
gently ``jollied'' the doctor's topography. --F.
Remington.
\Jol"ly\, n.; pl. {Jollies}. [Prob. fr. {Jolly}, a.]
A marine in the English navy. [Sailor's Slang]
I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an'
sailor too! --Kipling.
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