JOLLY
1 —adjective. (-ier, -iest) 1 cheerful; merry. 2 festive, jovial. 3 colloq. Pleasant, delightful. —adverb. Colloq. Very. —verb. (-ies, -ied) (usually. Foll. By along) colloq. Coax or humour in a friendly way. —none. (plural. -ies) colloq. Party or celebration. ? jollily adverb. Jolliness none. [french jolif gay, pretty: perhaps related to *yule]