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jolly

/'dʒɑli/

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noun
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
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jolly boat

type of:
yawl
verb
be silly or tease one another
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banter chaff josh kid

type of:
taunt tease twit rag bait cod rally razz ride tantalise tantalize
adjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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"the jolly crowd at the reunion" "jolly old Saint Nick"

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gay jocund jovial merry mirthful joyous
adverb
to certain extent or degree
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"jolly decent of him"

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fairly middling moderately passably pretty reasonably somewhat
noun
a happy party
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type of:
party

Examples of jolly

"the jolly crowd at the reunion"
"jolly old Saint Nick"
"jolly decent of him"