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adjective

Jolly adj. (compar. jollier; superl. jolliest)

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. "Like a jolly troop of huntsmen." ""A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.""

Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. "And with his jolly pipe delights the groves." "Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear."

Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." (Now mostly colloq.) "Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit." "The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions."

verb

Jolly 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." "At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and gently "jollied" the doctor's topography."

noun

Jolly n. (pl. jollies) A marine in the English navy. (Sailor's Slang) "I'm a Jolly 'Er Majesty's Jolly soldier an' sailor too!"

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"Jolly" Quotes from Famous Books

... jolly chap with cheeks that look, after half a day's haying, like raw beef-steaks. He paused on his load, smiling broadly, his straw hat set like a halo on ...

— Great Possessions • David Grayson

... "Jolly glad if I have! He's a good fellow, is Hubert. Till our next meeting! Au revoir, Miss Yardely! So long, Stane!" The next moment he turned to his dogs. ...

— A Mating in the Wilds • Ottwell Binns

... Davie in chorus, which sent Phronsie flying to Polly. In jumped a little old man, quite spry for his years; with a jolly, red face and a pack on his back, and flew into their midst, prepared to do his duty; but what should he do, instead of making his speech, "this jolly Old Saint—" but first fly up to Mrs. Pepper, and say—"Oh, mammy how did you ...

— Five Little Peppers And How They Grew • Margaret Sidney

... very sorry for her neighbor, Alice Nevins, who was dreadfully homesick and scarcely tasted anything, winking desperately to keep her eyes from overflowing. Some of them looked very bright and jolly. ...

— The Girls at Mount Morris • Amanda Minnie Douglas

... horses met with accidents. Thus on February 22, 1760, his horse "Jolly" got his right foreleg "mashed to pieces," probably by a falling limb. "Did it up as well as I could this night." "Saturday, Feb. 23d. Had the Horse Slung upon Canvas and his leg fresh set, following Markleham's directions as well as I could." ...

— George Washington: Farmer • Paul Leland Haworth

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