 jolly |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] full of or showing high-spirited merriment | |
| Synonyms: | merry gay jovial mirthful jocund | |
| Examples: | "when hearts were young and gay" "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" |
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| Related terms: | joyous | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be silly or tease one another | |
| Synonyms: | kid chaff banter josh | |
| Examples: | "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
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| Related terms: | tease banter | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] intensifier, as in "pretty big" | |
| Synonyms: | pretty | |
| Examples: | "pretty bad" (`jolly' is used informally in Britain as in "jolly decent of him") |
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| Related terms: | UK colloquialism | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (British) a happy party | |
| Related terms: | party UK | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1819 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (nautical,transportation) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work | |
| Synonyms: | jolly_boat | |
| Related terms: | yawl | |
| Similar spelling: |
Joly jowly Jolley jowl joel Joyal joule Jolie Joelle Joella |
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