Adjective(1) full of or showing high-spirited merriment,laughing,joyful(2) full of or showing high-spirited merriment(3) laughing(4) joyful
Noun(1) a happy party(2) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Adverb(1) to certain extent or degree(2) used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain)
Verb(1) be silly or tease one another
Adjective(1) full of or showing high-spirited merriment,laughing,joyful(2) full of or showing high-spirited merriment(3) laughing(4) joyful
Noun(1) a happy party(2) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Adverb(1) to certain extent or degree(2) used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain)
Verb(1) be silly or tease one another
(1) The next few days are all very exciting though, today it's the wedding of my cousin Amanda (to Daniel) to which I'm wearing the exciting and jolly expensive new suit.(2) A pristine set - punctuated with jolly crowd banter is what one comes to expect from Reuben, and they never fail to deliver.(3) He's laughing down the phone and it's a pity I can't see him smile, because on his dust-jackets he looks such a jolly fellow.(4) Just bear in mind the distinction between assertiveness and aggression if you have to jolly them along.(5) Alfie will be off on a bit of a jolly for the next few days.(6) Before it was a happy, jolly place and now it is like Fort Knox.(7) The third character is Awly, the friend who tries to jolly Leo out of his lovesickness.(8) Bizarrely the poster shows a jolly , alfresco party, possibly by an unseen pool.(9) Next week we've got the rabble that is the Tory fascists party gathering for their annual jolly .(10) He presented each child with a certificate of achievement and his jolly and good humoured manner went down a treat with all.(11) Back at base, Alec arrives looking his usual jolly self, full of anticipation and excitement about the coming evening as he chats with the rest of the crew.(12) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510This is a British-made rickshaw, manufactured to a fantastic specification and was jolly expensive,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb said Marion.(13) Another book signing and talk with hundreds of cheerful, jolly people.(14) It wasn't like it was a big walk in the park, everybody was happy and jolly all the time and talking about their next project.(15) Don't try to cheer them up, or jolly them out of their pain.(16) Graham will be home for a couple of days tomorrow and that'll serve to jolly me out of it.
