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Jolly

Jolly (jolly)
a.	(jl"l)
Jol"ly
[Compar. Jollier (-l**ibreve]r); superl. Jolliest.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[uCo

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. Shak.

"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed." Wordsworth.

Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety.

And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. Prior.

Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. Fairfax.

Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant.

"A jolly cool wind." Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.]

Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. Spenser.

The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. W. Irving.

Jolly

Jolly (jolly)
v. t.	(?)
Jol"ly

To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at.

[Colloq.]

We want you to jolly them up a bit. Brander Matthews.

At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and gently "jollied" the doctor's topography. F. Remington.

Jolly

Jolly (jolly)
n.
Jol"ly

A marine in the English navy.

[Sailor's Slang]

I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too! Kipling.

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The dictionary's 1913 edition of the 1900 International, renamed Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, has in modern times been used in various free online resources, as its copyright lapsed and it became public domain.
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