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jolly
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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ˈdʒɒli
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adjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
“when hearts were young and gay”
adverb
to certain extent or degree
“pretty big”
noun
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
noun
a happy party
verb
be silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
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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
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