Definition of "jolly" []

• Full of good humor and high spirits. (adjective)
• Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful: a jolly tune. (adjective)
• Greatly pleasing; enjoyable: had a jolly time. (adjective)
• Chiefly British To a great extent or degree; extremely. (adverb)
• To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You know, I was just what I call a jolly girl when"
• ""Well, that's what I call a jolly good riddance of bad rubbish,""
• "Speak, ye ballroom frequenters, how would you skip, even with the light of brilliant eyes to encourage you, if there were not what you call a jolly good supper somewhere in the background?"