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jolly
(encz) | jolly,radostný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly
(encz) | jolly,rozjařený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly
(encz) | jolly,srdečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly
(encz) | jolly,veselý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly
(encz) | jolly,zábavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Jolly
(gcide) | Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Jollier
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Jolliest.] [OF. joli, jolif,
joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E.
yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See Yule.]
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1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
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Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak.
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"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."
--Wordsworth.
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2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and
gayety.
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And with his jolly pipe delights the groves.
--Prior.
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Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear.
--Fairfax.
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3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively;
agreeable; pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." --Sir T. North.
[Now mostly colloq.]
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Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit.
--Spenser.
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The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W.
Irving.
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Jolly
(gcide) | Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), v. t.
To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to
feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or
bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at. [Colloq.]
We want you to jolly them up a bit. --Brander
Matthews.
At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and
gently "jollied" the doctor's topography. --F.
Remington.
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Jolly
(gcide) | Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Jollies
(j[o^]l"l[i^]z). [Prob. fr. Jolly, a.]
A marine in the English navy. [Sailor's Slang]
I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an'
sailor too! --Kipling.
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jolly
(wn) | jolly
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty
big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are
priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
[syn: reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly,
somewhat, fairly, middling, passably] [ant:
immoderately, unreasonably]
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund,
jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly
boat}, jolly]
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter] |
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jolly
(encz) | jolly,radostný adj: Zdeněk Brožjolly,rozjařený adj: Zdeněk Brožjolly,srdečný adj: Zdeněk Brožjolly,veselý adj: Zdeněk Brožjolly,zábavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly along
(encz) | jolly along,chlácholit v: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly boat
(encz) | jolly boat, n: |
jolly good
(encz) | jolly good,dobrá [brit.] vyjádření pochopení problematiky xkomczax |
jolly good fellow
(encz) | jolly good fellow,chlapík n: Zdeněk Brož |
jolly roger
(encz) | Jolly Roger,vlajka pirátské lodi Zdeněk Brož |
jolly up
(encz) | jolly up, v: |
jollyroger
(encz) | jollyroger,pirátská vlajka n: omasta |
Jolly Roger
(gcide) | Roger \Rog"er\, n. [From a proper name Roger.]
A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used
by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger and pirate flag.
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Jolly-boat
(gcide) | Jolly-boat \Jol"ly-boat`\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]*b[=o]t`), n. [A
corruption of Dan. jolle yawl, or of D. jol yawl + E. boat.
See Yawl the boat.] (Naut.)
A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
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Jollyhead
(gcide) | Jollyhead \Jol"ly*head\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]*h[e^]d`), n.
Jollity. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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jolly
(wn) | jolly
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty
big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are
priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
[syn: reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly,
somewhat, fairly, middling, passably] [ant:
immoderately, unreasonably]
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund,
jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly
boat}, jolly]
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter] |
jolly along
(wn) | jolly along
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She
tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
win the spelling bee" [syn: cheer, cheer up, {jolly
along}, jolly up] |
jolly boat
(wn) | jolly boat
n 1: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn:
jolly boat, jolly] |
jolly roger
(wn) | Jolly Roger
n 1: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a
black background; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black
flag}, pirate flag, Jolly Roger, blackjack] |
jolly up
(wn) | jolly up
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She
tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
win the spelling bee" [syn: cheer, cheer up, {jolly
along}, jolly up] |
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