Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - jolly

~1 adj 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 adv 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 v jolly sb into doing sth BrE informal to gently persuade someone to do something jolly sb along phr v 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 phr v BrE to make a place brighter and more cheerful ~4 n 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