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jolly > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	jolly, gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
ADVERB	1	jolly, pretty	Used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain)
NOUN	1	jolly	A happy party
NOUN	2	jolly, jolly boat	A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
VERB	1	jolly, kid, chaff, josh, banter	Be silly or tease one another

jolly > pronunciation
Sounds	jhaa'liy
Rhymes	ably, abnormally, abruptly, and 1498 more rhymes in liy...

jolly > adjective
Meaning	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
Examples	"the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"
Synonyms	gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful
Similar to	joyous
Nouns	jollity, jolliness

jolly > noun 1, event
Meaning	A happy party.
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Broader	party
Verbs	jolly

jolly > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work.
Synonyms	jolly boat
Broader	yawl

jolly > adverb
Meaning	Used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain).
Examples	"jolly decent of him"
Synonyms	pretty
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Usage	colloquialism

jolly > verb, communication
Meaning	Be silly or tease one another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	kid, chaff, josh, banter
Broader	tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Nouns	jolly

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