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jolly

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Webster's English Dictionary

jolly

a. [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. jl yule, Christmas feast. See Yule.] ()

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

Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. (Shak.)

A jolly place, said he, in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed. (Wordsworth.)

2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. ()

And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. (Prior.)

Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. (Fairfax.)

3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. ()

Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. (Spenser.)

The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. (W. Irving.)

v. t. 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. ()

We want you to jolly them up a bit. (Brander Matthews.)

At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and gently jollied the doctor's topography. (F. Remington.)

n. [Prob. fr. Jolly, a.] A marine in the English navy. ()

I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too! (Kipling.)