jolly

jolly
1 adjective jollier, jolliest especially BrE
1 happy and cheerful: Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.
2 old-fashioned very pleasant and enjoyable: a very jolly occasion
2 adverb BrE old-fashioned
1 very: Sounds like a jolly good idea to me.
2 jolly well used to emphasize that you are annoyed: I wish he'd jolly well hurry up.
3 jolly good! spoken used to say that you are pleased by what someone has just said
3 verb (T) jolly sb into doing sth BrE informal to gently persuade someone to do something jolly sb along phrasal verb (T) BrE to try to make someone do something faster by encouraging them: You'll have to jolly people along if you want to get this work finished. jolly sth up phrasal verb (T) BrE to make a place brighter and more cheerful 4 noun (C)
1 get your jollies AmE spoken to get pleasure from a particular experience or activity
2 BrE old-fashioned an informal event at which people have fun and enjoy themselves

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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