jolly's Usage Examples:

He had already surrounded himself with that characteristically Petrine institution "the jolly company," or "the company," as it was generally called, consisting of all his numerous personal friends and casual acquaintances.

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The ' Cat and Fiddle ' is a waterman's house - ' jolly young watermen, ' I am afraid, no more.

They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very jolly.

"Dear me, how jolly we are!" said Rostov laughing.

If you've got your heart set on having the kids don a holiday costume but can't find Santa suits in the correct size, then by all means create a suit with a simple sewing pattern or opt for another jolly holiday character altogether.

Rigby is excessively corpulent, and has a jolly rubicund face.

This is an excellent story, a super mystery, a jolly good whodunit.

The sole name he retained was Mick, the jolly outgoing spokesman for the group, who seemed to know all of the others.

What jolly times they must have at--!von Jolly and J.

Men can wear a basic shirt with simple slops, boots and a hat, women have a jolly time with a blouse, a bodice, an underskirt and shorter overskirt in contrasting colors and either a straw hat or garland of flowers.

Synonyms:

mirthful, jovial, joyous, jocund, merry, gay,

Antonyms:

undeceive, entangle, snarl, man, joyless,