ALL meanings of jolly
jol·ly
J j - adjective jolly person: cheerful 1
- adjective jolly occasion: merry 1
- adverb jolly intensifier: very 1
- noun jolly pleasure trip 1
- adjective jolly enjoyable 1
- noun jolly Happy and cheerful. 1
- adjective jolly in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever. 1
- adjective jolly cheerfully festive or convivial: a jolly party. 1
- adjective jolly joyous; happy: Christmas is a jolly season. 1
- adjective jolly Chiefly British Informal. delightful; charming. 1
- adjective jolly British. Informal. great; thorough: a jolly blunderer. Slang. slightly drunk; tipsy. 1
- verb with object jolly Informal. to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, especially in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along): They jollied him along until the job was done. 1
- verb without object jolly Informal. to jolly a person; josh; kid. 1
- noun plural jolly Informal. the practice or an instance of jollying a person. 1
- noun plural jolly Usually, jollies. Informal. pleasurable excitement, especially from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks: He gets his jollies from watching horror movies. 1
- adverb jolly British Informal. extremely; very: He'll jolly well do as he's told. 1
- adjective jolly Someone who is jolly is happy and cheerful in their appearance or behaviour. 0
- adjective jolly A jolly event is lively and enjoyable. 0
- adverb jolly Jolly is sometimes used to emphasize an adjective or adverb. 0
- adjective jolly full of good humour; jovial 0
- adjective jolly having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive 0
- adjective jolly greatly enjoyable; pleasing 0
- adverb jolly (intensifier) 0
- verb jolly to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful 0
- verb jolly to make good-natured fun of 0
- noun jolly a festivity or celebration 0
- noun jolly a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense 0
- noun jolly a Royal Marine 0
- adjective jolly full of high spirits and good humor; merry 0
- adjective jolly enjoyable; pleasant 0
- adverb jolly very; altogether 0
- verb transitive jolly to try to make (a person) feel good or agreeable, as by coaxing or flattering 0
- noun jolly a British marine 0
- noun jolly (Britain, dated) A pleasure trip or excursion. 0
- noun jolly (Slang) (dated) A marine in the English navy. 0
- verb jolly (Transitive Verb) To amuse or divert. 0
- adjective jolly Full of high and merry spirits; jovial. 0
- adverb jolly (Britain, dated) very, extremely. 0