jolly
31jolly — 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 …
32Jolly — Rommé; Rommee * * * Jolly [ʒɔ li], 1) Julius, badischer Politiker, * Mannheim 21. 2. 1823, ✝ Karlsruhe 14. 10. 1891, Bruder von 2); wurde 1857 Professor der Rechte in Heidelberg und 1861 Ministerialrat; mit F. Freiherr von Roggenbach und K.… …
33Jolly — Jolley is an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were given with reference to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or… …
34jolly — {{hw}}{{jolly}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. (pl. ingl. jollies ) 1 In alcuni giochi di carte, matta. 2 (est.) Persona polivalente. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., da jolly (joker) ‘l allegro (jolly) buffone (joker, propr. ‘giocatore’)’, raffigurato sulla carta …
35Jolly — You hear people use this in all sorts of ways, but basically it means very. So jolly good would mean very good. A common exception is where you hear people say I should jolly well think so! which is more to emphasise the point …
36jolly up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms jolly up : present tense I/you/we/they jolly up he/she/it jollies up present participle jollying up past tense jollied up past participle jollied up British informal to make an event or activity more lively… …
37jolly — jol•ly [[t]ˈdʒɒl i[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, 1) being in good spirits; merry 2) cheerfully festive: a jolly party[/ex] 3) brit. delightful; charming 4) to try to keep (a person) in good humor, esp. to gain a desired end (usu. fol. by along) 5) to… …
38jolly — 1. Coax (a depressed or reluctant person or thing into better circumstances). Usu. jolly along or up. 2. Very, jolly D Good. Very kind …
39jolly — mod. alcohol intoxicated; tipsy. □ Everybody was jolly and singing by the time the food arrived. □ Kelly was a little too jolly, and her sister told her to slow down …
40jolly — I. adjective (jollier; est) Etymology: Middle English joli, from Anglo French jolif, from jol , probably from Old Norse jōl midwinter festival more at yule Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) full of high spirits ; joyous …
