jolly
adjective
[ ˈdʒɒli ]
• happy and cheerful.
• "he was a jolly man full of jokes"
Similar:
cheerful,
happy,
cheery,
good-humoured,
jovial,
merry,
sunny,
bright,
joyful,
light-hearted,
in high spirits,
in good spirits,
sparkling,
bubbly,
exuberant,
effervescent,
ebullient,
breezy,
airy,
lively,
vivacious,
full of life,
sprightly,
jaunty,
glad,
cock-a-hoop,
gleeful,
smiling,
grinning,
laughing,
mirthful,
radiant,
happy-go-lucky,
genial,
carefree,
unworried,
untroubled,
without a care in the world,
full of the joys of spring,
fun-loving,
buoyant,
optimistic,
hopeful,
positive,
chipper,
chirpy,
perky,
smiley,
upbeat,
peppy,
sparky,
zippy,
zingy,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
full of beans,
full of vim and vigour,
peart,
gay,
gladsome,
jocund,
joyous,
jocose,
blithe,
blithesome,
of good cheer,
perk,
as merry/lively as a grig,
Pickwickian,
jolly
verb
• encourage (someone) in a friendly way.
• "he jollied people along"
jolly
adverb
• very; extremely.
• "he is jolly busy"
Similar:
very,
extremely,
exceedingly,
exceptionally,
especially,
tremendously,
immensely,
vastly,
hugely,
extraordinarily,
extra,
excessively,
overly,
over,
abundantly,
inordinately,
singularly,
significantly,
distinctly,
outstandingly,
uncommonly,
unusually,
decidedly,
particularly,
eminently,
supremely,
highly,
remarkably,
really,
truly,
mightily,
thoroughly,
all that,
to a great extent,
most,
so,
too,
unco,
très,
right,
terrifically,
awfully,
terribly,
devilishly,
madly,
majorly,
seriously,
desperately,
mega,
ultra,
oh-so,
too-too,
stinking,
mucho,
damn,
damned,
too … for words,
devilish,
hellish,
frightfully,
ever so,
well,
bloody,
dead,
dirty,
fair,
real,
mighty,
powerful,
awful,
plumb,
darned,
way,
bitching,
mad,
lekker,
exceeding,
sore,
jolly
noun
• a party or celebration.
• "these events were jollies"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli ‘pretty’, perhaps from Old Norse jól (see Yule).
jolly
noun
• a clinker-built ship's boat that is smaller than a cutter, typically hoisted at the stern of the ship.
Origin:
early 18th century: perhaps related to yawl.
jolly good
• very good or enjoyable.
• "you're free to have a jolly good time"
• used to express agreement or consent.
• "jolly good, let's press on"
