jolly
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Is jolly a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
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What is the meaning of jolly?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (colloquial, dated) Splendid, excellent, pleasant.Examples: "Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings."colloquialdated
2. (informal) Drunk.informal
noun (English)
1. (UK, dated, often humorous) A pleasure trip or excursion.Examples: "If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English."UKdatedhumorousoften
2. (slang, dated) A marine in the English navy.Examples: "I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!"Synonyms: joeydatedslang
3. (slang, archaic) A word of praise, or favorable notice.Examples: "'We just need to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know! Get people on the street talking about how amazing the show is! Tell them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'"archaicslang
adv (English)
1. (British, dated) very, extremelyExamples: "It’s jolly hot in here, isn’t it?"; "Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’"Britishdated
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To amuse or divert.transitive
2. (transitive, informal, archaic) To praise or talk up.Examples: "I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad."archaicinformaltransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary