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merrymer‧ry /ˈmeri/ ●●○ adjective   merryOrigin: Old English myrge, merge - She smiled, her eyes bright and merry.
- Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.
- We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.
- After dark, drunken shouts, merry and angry, echoed up from the street.
- Eat, drink and be merry at the Medieval Night which includes a meal, free drinks and an open-air castle disco.
- I get in the bath and Radish gets in with me and floats about as merry as a little duck.
- It's the elderly Morkan sisters' annual Yuletide fete, where three generations gather each year to make merry.
- Now Miller Brewing is joining the ranks of the more the merrier.
- Stevens and his merry band are severely uniformed in white blazers, violently creased red flares and clean fingernails.
- The merry old woman had a hard time not laughing as they carried her into the coach.
- This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.
► drunk [not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: · Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.· I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting.· drunk driving· The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers. ► tipsy/merry [not before noun] slightly drunk: · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy. ► pissed [not usually before noun] British English informal not polite drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: · Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed. ► intoxicated [not before noun] formal drunk: · He was arrested for driving while intoxicated. ► paralytic/legless [not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: · Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless.· They became totally paralytic and abusive. ► drunken [only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: · A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door.· We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk). a little drunk► tipsy · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.· We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy, and ended up at my place. ► mellow pleasantly friendly and ready to talk because you are slightly drunk: · She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling nice and mellow and happy.· She poured him another glass of brandy to keep him in a mellow mood. ► merry British feeling happy and friendly because you are slightly drunk: · We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.· Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory. ► buzzed American spoken feeling slightly drunk: · This stuff is strong - I'm already a little buzzed. NOUN► christmas· In the hasty and confused breakup, nobody wished anybody a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas or a happy New Year.· He is followed by Otto, who wishes everyone a merry Christmas. ► dance· Willie leads his Man a merry dance at any party, chasing any woman in sight.· But he led the field a merry dance until being overhauled inside the final furlong.· Against all forecasts, against all evidence, the little guy sometimes leads the invincible giant a merry dance. ► hell· Strangulation was all very well, but it played merry hell with the eyeballs.· If you arrive late, raise merry hell, and insult the stage crew you will certainly be remembered. ► man· I don't think Teddy's bunch of merry men has distinguished itself recently.· Massari and his merry men find themselves basking in such publicity as they never dreamt of.· I didn't argue with them, just called up McKenzie and some of his merry men, who removed them forcibly. ► Merry Christmas!► the more the merrier- "Do you mind if I bring Tony?" "Nah, the more the merrier."
- Now Miller Brewing is joining the ranks of the more the merrier.
- This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.
- And Igot drunk, made merry, in this house of sorrow.
- It's the elderly Morkan sisters' annual Yuletide fete, where three generations gather each year to make merry.
- My father and I made merry over the Devil and the folly of believing in him as we supposed many did.
- Ace's proximity was playing hell with her hormones.
- Strangulation was all very well, but it played merry hell with the eyeballs.
1Merry Christmas! used to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas SYN Happy Christmas2 literary happy SYN cheerful, jolly:  He marched off, whistling a merry tune. He’s a lovely man with merry eyes and a wide smile.3the more the merrier spoken used to say that you are happy for other people to join you in what you are doing: ‘Do you mind if I bring Tony?’ ‘No, of course not. The more the merrier.’4[not before noun] British English informal slightly drunk SYN tipsy5make merry old-fashioned to enjoy yourself by drinking, singing, laughing etc: Christmas is a time to eat, drink and make merry.6old use pleasant: the merry month of June—merriness noun [uncountable] → play (merry) hell with something at hell1(25), → lead somebody a merry old dance at lead1(19) |