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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[ocr]l"l[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Jollier} (-l[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[omac]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.] 1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak. [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8] --Wordsworth. 2. 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. 3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. [bd]A jolly cool wind.[b8] --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. | |
