jolly

🇺🇸 /ˈdʒɑːli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʒɒli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

very happy and cheerful

The jolly man laughed loudly at the joke.

R

fun and enjoyable

We had a jolly time at the beach party.

adverb
R

very or extremely

It was jolly good weather for our picnic.

noun
R

a fun trip or outing

Our school jolly to the zoo was very exciting.

translation

adj. very happy and cheerful; fun and enjoyable
adv. very or extremely
n. a fun trip or outing

Word Forms

Comparative jollier
Superlative jolliest
Plural jollies