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Meaning jolly meaning

What does jolly mean?

Definitions in simple English

jolly Adjective

— Full of fun; playful, funny. He is very jolly, always laughing. We had a jolly time on our trip.

jolly Noun

— A pleasure trip or excursion. — The joker in a deck of cards. — A wild card.

jolly Adverb

— Very, extremely.

jolly Verb

— To amuse or divert.

jolly

— adjective (= gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful) 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 — noun a happy party — noun (= jolly boat) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work — verb (= kid) be silly or tease one another After we relaxed, we just kidded around — adverb (= reasonably, moderately, pretty, fairly) 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

Synonyms jolly synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as jolly?

jolly English » English

merry cheerful jovial gay happy joyful kid joyous jocund tease very pretty mirthful make fun of lively josh jolly boat hilarious gleeful glad convivial chaff banter somewhat slightly tight reasonably passably moderately middling lighthearted jubilant frolicsome festive fairly extremely exhilarated enjoyable delighted cheery bright boon blithe amusing zippy yawl winsome vivacious upbeat to a fault tipsy

Topics jolly topics

What do people use jolly to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Happy

What words describe a person who usually feels happy?

happy cheerful contented jolly jovial have a happy/cheerful/sunny disposition

Social behavior Social activity

Play, fun

What words describe a person who plays?

playful frolicsome mischievous frisky prankish jolly rollicking

Examples jolly examples

How do I use jolly in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The weather's rather jolly today.

We had a jolly good time.

Movie subtitles

And then with the Wadsworths having a large manor we could use while they were away, we thought wouldn't it be jolly good fun to adapt it into real life.

A jolly good evening.

Try and look kind of jolly.

Here's a jolly good health to young Frankenstein.

Jolly times and merry pranks, that's me.

Tell me, he can split me in two like a jolly amoeba.

That's jolly.

He's-- He's always jolly.

You've got a jolly wife, a pretty home.

You were jolly white at breakfast. - I wasn't! - Yes, you were.

Christopher don't be disgusting! - It's a jolly fine one!

It's jolly exciting, isn't it?

Or as they say in English, jolly good luck to them.

You seem like the jolly type, Clarence.

Serves you jolly well right if it is, talking about gas ovens.

Oh, this one was a very jolly-Iooking old lady, sir.

You're very jolly. -Yes!

It was jolly decent of you to explain it.

Jolly good.

Jolly good fun!

Jolly old town!

Jolly.

Hello, darling. - Charles, this is jolly.

My, we're a jolly crew, aren't we?

I'd like to get a crack at it, and I'm a jolly good shot.

You're very jolly.

Can you even dye my eyes To match my gown? -Uh-huh Jolly old town!

I say, what a jolly idea.

Incidentally, I jolly well liked it.

I've a jolly good mind to tell Parker what you said. Well, I.

Your little cherubs are waiting for jolly old St. Nick.

Oh, I hope not, my jolly old elf.

Goodbye. It's been jolly.

I wish you both a jolly good day.

I wish you all a jolly good afternoon.

YOU MUST BE JOLLY GLAD TO BE HOME AGAIN, MR. PRESTON.

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