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jolly

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: jolly

1
 adjvn
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
be silly or tease one another
a happy party
2
 adv
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
3
 n
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: jolly
1

adj full of or showing high-spirited merriment

“the jolly crowd at the reunion”
“jolly old Saint Nick”
Synonyms:
gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful
joyous
full of or characterized by joy

v be silly or tease one another

Synonyms:
banter, chaff, josh, kid
Type of:
bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit
harass with persistent criticism or carping

n a happy party

Type of:
party
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
2

adv to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

“jolly decent of him”
Synonyms:
fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat
Antonyms:
immoderately, unreasonably
to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
3

n a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

Synonyms:
jolly boat
Type of:
yawl
a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Launch
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