English dictionary
jolly
adjectivePronunciation
ˈdʒɒli
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- full of or showing high-spirited merriment
adverb
- to certain extent or degree
noun
- a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
noun
- a happy party
verb
- be silly or tease one another
Example sentences
when hearts were young and gay
{'source': 'Wordsworth', 'text': 'a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company'}
the jolly crowd at the reunion
jolly old Saint Nick
a jovial old gentleman
pretty big
pretty bad
jolly decent of him
the shoes are priced reasonably
he is fairly clever with computers
After we relaxed, we just kidded around