jolly

jol·ly

J0059900 (jŏl′ē)adj. jol·li·er, jol·li·est 1. Full of good humor and high spirits.2. Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful: a jolly tune.3. Greatly pleasing; enjoyable: had a jolly time.adv. Chiefly British To a great extent or degree; extremely.v. jol·lied, jol·ly·ing, jol·lies v.tr. To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor.v.intr. To amuse oneself with humorous banter.n. pl. jol·lies 1. Chiefly British A good or festive time.2. jollies Slang Amusement; kicks: However you get your jollies is fine with me.

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[Middle English joli, from Old French, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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jol′li·ly adv.jol′li·ness n.

jolly

(ˈdʒɒlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. full of good humour; jovial2. having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive3. greatly enjoyable; pleasingadvBrit (intensifier): you're jolly nice. vb (tr) , -lies, -lying or -lied4. (often foll by: up or along) to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful5. to make good-natured fun ofn6. informal chiefly Brit a festivity or celebration7. informal chiefly Brit a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense8. slang Brit a Royal Marine[C14: from Old French jolif, probably from Old Norse jōl yule] ˈjolliness n

jol•ly

(ˈdʒɒl i)

adj. -li•er, -li•est, adj. 1. being in good spirits; merry. 2. cheerfully festive: a jolly party. 3. delightful; charming. v.t. 4. to try to keep (a person) in good humor, esp. to gain a desired end (usu. fol. by along). 5. to tease, esp. good-naturedly. n. 6. Usu., jollies.Informal. pleasurable excitement; kicks; fun. adv. 7. Brit. very: jolly good. [1275–1325; Middle English joli, jolif < Old French, =jol- (probably < Old Norse jōl; see yule) + -if -ive] jol′li•er, n. jol′li•ly, adv. jol′li•ness, n.

jolly

- Comes from Old French jolif, "merry, festive, pleasant."See also related terms for pleasant.

jolly

Past participle: jollied
Gerund: jollying

Imperative	jollyjolly

Present	I jollyyou jollyhe/she/it jollieswe jollyyou jollythey jolly

Preterite	I jolliedyou jolliedhe/she/it jolliedwe jolliedyou jolliedthey jollied

Present Continuous	I am jollyingyou are jollyinghe/she/it is jollyingwe are jollyingyou are jollyingthey are jollying

Present Perfect	I have jolliedyou have jolliedhe/she/it has jolliedwe have jolliedyou have jolliedthey have jollied

Past Continuous	I was jollyingyou were jollyinghe/she/it was jollyingwe were jollyingyou were jollyingthey were jollying

Past Perfect	I had jolliedyou had jolliedhe/she/it had jolliedwe had jolliedyou had jolliedthey had jollied

Future	I will jollyyou will jollyhe/she/it will jollywe will jollyyou will jollythey will jolly

Future Perfect	I will have jolliedyou will have jolliedhe/she/it will have jolliedwe will have jolliedyou will have jolliedthey will have jollied

Future Continuous	I will be jollyingyou will be jollyinghe/she/it will be jollyingwe will be jollyingyou will be jollyingthey will be jollying

Present Perfect Continuous	I have been jollyingyou have been jollyinghe/she/it has been jollyingwe have been jollyingyou have been jollyingthey have been jollying

Future Perfect Continuous	I will have been jollyingyou will have been jollyinghe/she/it will have been jollyingwe will have been jollyingyou will have been jollyingthey will have been jollying

Past Perfect Continuous	I had been jollyingyou had been jollyinghe/she/it had been jollyingwe had been jollyingyou had been jollyingthey had been jollying

Conditional	I would jollyyou would jollyhe/she/it would jollywe would jollyyou would jollythey would jolly

Past Conditional	I would have jolliedyou would have jolliedhe/she/it would have jolliedwe would have jolliedyou would have jolliedthey would have jollied

Thesaurus

Noun

1.jolly - a happy party party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

2.jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general workjolly boatyawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)

Verb

1.jolly - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"banter, chaff, josh, kidbait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

Adj.

1.jolly - full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, gayjoyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

Adv.

1.jolly - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat

jolly

adjective happy, bright, funny, lively, hopeful, sunny, cheerful, merry, vibrant, hilarious, festive, upbeat (informal), bubbly, gay, airy, playful, exuberant, jubilant, cheery, good-humoured, joyous, joyful, carefree, breezy, genial, ebullient, chirpy (informal), sprightly, jovial, convivial, effervescent, frolicsome, ludic (literary), mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic), blithesome She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
serious, grave, miserable, solemn, gaunt, morose, lugubrious, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine

jolly

adjectiveCharacterized by joyful exuberance:blithe, blithesome, boon, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful.

Translations

快活的欢乐的非常

jolly

(ˈdʒoli) adjective merry and cheerful. He's in quite a jolly mood today. 開心的 快活的 adverb very. Taste this – it's jolly good! 非常 非常ˈjolliness, ˈjollity noun 開心 欢乐，高兴

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