Jolly — synonyms, definition

1. jolly (a) Brit

blithe buoyant carefree cheerful convivial facetious gay glad gleeful jaunty jocose jocular jocund jovial joyful joyous light light-hearted lively merry • • •

2. jolly (Verb) Brit

banter chaff josh kid rail

jolly (Verb) — Be silly or tease one another. ex. "After we relaxed, we just jollied around"

bait cod rag rally razz ride taunt tease twit wind up

3. jolly (Adjective) Brit

jolly (Adjective) — Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. ex. "the jolly crowd at the reunion" ex. "jolly old Saint Nick"

4. jolly (Noun) Brit

jolly boat

jolly (Noun) — A happy party.

jolly (Noun) — A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work.

party yawl

5. jolly (Adverb) Brit

averagely fairly middling middlingly moderately passably pretty reasonably somewhat

jolly (Adverb) — To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. ex. "jolly decent of him"