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jolly

('/dZ//A/l/i/ )

adjective (a)

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a happy party(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
jolly boat

source: wordnet30
A marine in the English navy.(noun)

source: webster1913

adverb (r)

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree(adv.all)

Example:
Jolly decent of him.

Synonym:
fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat
Antonym:
immoderately, unreasonably

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

full of or showing high-spirited merriment(adj.all)

Example:
The jolly crowd at the reunion.
Jolly old Saint Nick.

Synonym:
gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

be silly or tease one another(verb.communication)

Synonym:
banter, chaff, josh, kid

source: wordnet30
To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at.(verb)

source: webster1913

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