Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jolly
Jolly
jolly
1. adj., adv., v., & n. --adj. (jollier, jolliest) 1 cheerful and good-humoured; merry. 2 festive, jovial. 3 slightly drunk. 4 colloq. (of a person or thing) very pleasant, delightful (often iron.: a jolly shame). --adv. colloq. very (they were jolly unlucky). --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (usu. foll. by along) colloq. coax or humour (a person) in a friendly way. 2 chaff, banter. --n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a party or celebration. Phrases and idioms Jolly Roger a pirates' black flag, usu. with the skull and crossbones. Derivatives jollily adv. jolliness n. Etymology: ME f. OF jolif gay, pretty, perh. f. ON j{oacute}l YULE 2. n. (pl. -ies) jolly boat) a clinker-built ship's boat smaller than a cutter. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. rel. to YAWL
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I. adjective (jollier; -est) see: yule Date: 14th century 1. a. full of high spirits ; joyous, given to conviviality ; jovial, expressing, suggesting, or inspiring gaiety ; cheerful, extremely pleasant or agreeable ; splendid, see: merry II. adverb Date: 1549 very , III. verb (jollied; ~ing) Date: 1610 intransitive verb to engage in good-natured banter, transitive verb to put or try to put in good humor especially to gain an end, IV. noun (plural jollies) Date: 1905 a good time ; jollification, kicks ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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